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• Multiple children victims as active shooter opens fire at Oregon elementary school

  15-10-2026 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The suspected shooter has been shot and killed, according to police. Multiple victims have been confirmed and children are among the victims.
  
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• GOP candidate arrested after alleged drunken crash flips his car… as his own running mate demands he quit campaign

  18-10-2026 20:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor hopeful Shawn Oliver, 42, was arrested after overturning his own car in an alleged drunken crash on Saturday.
  
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• Macron pledges crackdown following 'apocalyptic' violence as Donald Trump blames 'immigrants with hatred in their hearts' for French riots amid fears country is 'ungovernable'

  18-10-2026 20:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Macron made an impassioned plea 'for unity' following a weekend of chaos involving up to a half-a-million protesters.
  
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• Matt Willis felt ‘guilty’ for distancing himself from Amy Winehouse before she died

  18-10-2026 20:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matt Willis has looked back on his friendship with Amy Winehouse (Picture: Shutterstock)Matt Willis has admitted that he feelt ‘guilty’ about distancing himself from Amy Winehouse prior to her death of alcohol poisoning, aged 27.Busted star Willis, 43, struck up a close friendship with Winehouse after growing up in London together and attending the same drama school.But with Willis suffering from addictions of his own, he and Winehouse drifted apart, so that he could get clean ahead
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing live updates - one pair leaves as pros wow with Madonna tribute

  18-10-2026 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitz and the glam of Strictly Come Dancing saw the celebrities channel their favourite icons this week. With Delta Goodrem out the show due to injury, the drama continues - and we're here for all of it!
  
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• Mikel Arteta explains Eberechi Eze half-time substitution vs Nottingham Forest

  18-10-2026 20:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta defended his decision to haul Eberechi Eze off at half-time in Arsenal’s tense 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest.After registering his first goal of the season in the midweek Champions League victory over Lille, Eze retained his place in the starting XI for the trip to the City Ground.The England international has struggled for regular game time so far this term, but any suggestion he was set to kickstart his campaign was quickl
  
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• Microsoft pulls out of AI deal for UK data centre firm in move that could deprive Nick Clegg of £30million payout

  18-10-2026 20:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The American tech giant was due to be the 'anchor tenant' at the AI infrastructure company's first planned UK site in Loughton, Essex, where it had agreed to rent 23,000 high-end AI chips.
  
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• The 16-year-old victim of horror plane crash was only on his 10th flying 'experience'

  18-10-2026 20:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A teenage boy who died in an air crash with his 80-year-old flying instructor was on his 10th flying exercise, it has emerged.
  
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• Fury as health chief who deleted Covid WhatsApps handed top job... in defence

  18-10-2026 20:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Patient campaigners have raised major concerns after a health official who said he deleted Covid messages as a 'pre-bed ritual' secured a top medical job in the Ministry of Defence.
  
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• Ibiza airport flooded as mum found dead and torrential rain batters holiday hotspot

  18-10-2026 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Storm Adam has lashed Ibiza and other regions in western Spain with heavy rain, leading flights from Britain to be diverted to other airports in the country
  
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• Ian Wright says Arsenal star will be ‘devastated’ after Nottingham Forest win

  18-10-2026 20:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ian Wright after Arsenal’s win at Nottingham Forest (Picture: Sky Sports)Ian Wright believes Eberechi Eze will be ‘devastated’ after he was subbed off at half-time during Arsenal’s win at Nottingham Forest.Eze was handed his first Premier League start of the season on Sunday as reigning champions Arsenal visited the City Ground to face struggling Forest.But the former Crystal Palace star was hooked at half-time and his replacement, Noni Madueke, scored Arsenal’s wi
  
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• Londoners baffled by 250 mile high military-grade laserbeam piercing the night sky

  18-10-2026 20:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  Londoners baffled by giant laser piercing the night sky (Picture: tappedinhq)Londoners have been looking up at the sky and could be forgiven for thinking the world was ending this weekend.A beam of light – thought to be one of the most powerful lasers on earth – could be seen for miles around the capital.Theories are abound about whether it was an Independence Day-style alien invasion or thanking the Batman that has been paying for people’s petrol.
  ‘This is apparently an
  
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• Heartbreaking discovery after church letter sent in 1955 is returned by the post office after 71 years of failed attempts to deliver important document

  18-10-2026 19:59 via dailymail.com
  
  In late August, the Christ Episcopal Church in Alameda got an envelope in the mail that was postmarked October 26, 1955. Inside it was a long-lost important document.
  
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• John Swinney 'like Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe' in his bid to nationalise buses

  18-10-2026 19:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Bus operators have threatened legal action against plans to bring services into public control, as they accused John Swinney of acting like dictators Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe.
  
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• Three officers injured after 'lorry on wrong side of the road hits police car'

  18-10-2026 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The lorry was seen swerving on the wrong side of the road and failed to stop for police
  
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• After months of silence and NO mention of 'flagship' policy at SNP conference, retailers deliver a stinging ultimatum to John Swinney: Ditch it now!

  18-10-2026 19:46 via dailymail.com
  
  John Swinney is under pressure to scrap his food price cap 'gimmick' after failing to mention the flagship policy at the SNP conference.
  
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• Leading role for Esther McGregor - another member of star Ewan's acting dynasty

  18-10-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  She is the daughter of a Scottish movie star who is more than used to getting top Holywood roles.
  
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• Britain's biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales sets sail for the North Atlantic

  18-10-2026 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire to lead the UK Carrier Strike Group on deployment to the Arctic and North Atlantic
  
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• Hardest places for kids to grow up in England revealed as Children's Commissioner warns of 'state of emergency'

  18-10-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A landmark Children's Commissioner report, The Childhood Lottery, uses more than 160 measures to highlight the greatest challenges faced by children across every local authority in England — and which child poverty hotspots face a 'state of emergency'
  
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• Man City charges LIVE: Seven to 10-year ban emerges and points deduction timeframe

  18-10-2026 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All the latest news on Manchester City's 114 charges case, including potential points deductions and reaction from their Premier League rivals
  
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• France riots live updates: 'Apocalyptic' scenes as violent protesters take to the streets for ANOTHER day - following night of looting

  18-10-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  France has experienced yet another day of violent protests, with several cities looted and set on fire as more than half a million people took to the streets.
  
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• Democrat star admits family's terror watchlist ties ahead of planned campaign rally with Obama: 'She did nothing wrong'

  18-10-2026 19:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Michigan, confirmed over the weekend that a member of his family was on a federal terror watch list.
  
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• Rising star Oliver Sykes’ snooker hero will make you feel old

  18-10-2026 19:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Oliver Sykes is a fresh-faced addition to the professional tour this season (Picture: WST)New snooker stars have been naming Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins as their heroes for so long that a younger name catches you off guard, and Oliver Sykes has a role model from a different generation.The 20-year-old is in his first season on the professional tour and has picked up some encouraging victories already, including beating Alexander Ursenbacher and Zak Surety to qualify for this week&rs
  
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• Sir Michael Palin, 83, makes crushing statement after travelling becomes ‘increasingly difficult’

  18-10-2026 18:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sir Michael Palin has been travelling the world since the 1980s (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)Sir Michael Palin has said that he has been forced to make a difficult life change due to the strain of travelling as an 83-year-old.The former Monty Python star turned world traveller has visited such far flung climates as the Himalayas, Sahara desert and North Korea as part of his work as a documentarian.
  Sir Michael is currently promoting his latest book, titled The Philippines, admitting that his days
  
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• CFB Wainwright fire - latest: Four dead and dozens injured in Alberta military base disaster

  18-10-2026 18:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At least seven people are dead and dozens more have been left injured after an explosion and fire at CFB Wainwright, after what sources have said was an accident during a live-fire training exercise
  
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• John Healey faces Budget pressure to help '372,000 renters living on £7 or less a day'

  18-10-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: England’s poorest private renters are struggling to afford a weekly food shop, with households left with just £7 or less a day after rent and basic bills, grim research shows
  
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• Jealous man used arsenal of medieval weapons to threaten woman he thought was cheating on him, cops say

  18-10-2026 18:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Jesse Ward, 45, was arrested after he threatened a woman with a sword, a gun and a crossbow for allegedly cheating on him. 
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing live updates - spoiler shock as fans accuse judges of 'undermarking'

  18-10-2026 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitz and the glam of Strictly Come Dancing saw the celebrities channel their favourite icons this week. With Delta Goodrem out the show due to injury, the drama continues - and we're here for all of it!
  
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• Trump's women crisis is becoming a problem say White House insiders as brutal medical crises, sudden exits and scandals keep MAGA females in turmoil: 'It's unforgiving'

  18-10-2026 18:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Almost two years into the administration, a grand vision has crumbled under sudden departures and ethics scandals, plunging the women of Trump World into relentless turmoil.
  
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• Missouri woman gave chilling '3, 2, 1' countdown before firing at kneeling neighbor in bitter fence feud, cops say

  18-10-2026 18:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Paula Kohensky was charged with first-degree assault after she fired a gunshot at her neighbor, 
  
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