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• Mum dies without seeing child for final time after DWP 'error' - key details

  07-10-2026 17:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An official investigation has been conducted into the incident
  
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• Girl, 9, dies in horror crash as two others in hospital and police flood scene

  08-10-2026 09:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Ford Ranger and took place on the A813 between Drumnadrochit and Cannich
  
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• Tesco and Asda confirm rules for up to £8 off tank of fuel

  08-10-2026 09:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being hit with record prices at the pumps - but they have just days to secure some much needed money off
  
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• Workers remove signage from British consulate in Jerusalem but defy Israel's demand to shut it down after Labour sparked anger by announcing sanctions

  08-10-2026 09:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Workers in the consulate were seen removing a plaque reading 'British Consulate General' and another sign for its consular section.
  
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• Violent 'traveller burglary squads' suspected of 50 house break-ins as Met Police accused of failing to tackle crime spree

  08-10-2026 09:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Groups of black-clad thugs have been smashing their way into homes in wealthy neighbourhoods before making off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cash.
  
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• Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocks Australian research station near Antarctica

  08-10-2026 09:52 via dailymail.com
  
  The magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island, about 1,500km southwest of Tasmania, at 3.46pm on Thursday.
  
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• Emmerdale’s Sadie plots revenge after major Robert twist is confirmed

  08-10-2026 09:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  You’ve got to give it to him, it was a smart move from Robert (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated October 8. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Jimmy King’s (Nick Miles) secret stash of money has been found in Emmerdale – but not by Sadie King (Patsy Kensit).The troublemaker returned to the village shortly after Jimmy’s death. She claimed she was back to pay her respects, and then
  
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• Nationwide, Barclays, TSB, Lloyds, Halifax, HSBC customers alerted as 'test finds £80,000 gap'

  08-10-2026 09:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts said it wasn't 'wrong', but demonstrated differences
  
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• Celebrity Traitors bosses forced to scrap huge cliffhanger plans after ‘unthinkable’ incident

  08-10-2026 09:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Traitors is already proving more dramatic than ever (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry/PA Wire)Celebrity Traitors is reportedly set to get even more dramatic with an upcoming plot twist so unprecedented that even producers didn’t see it coming.The new star-studded season has just started airing and has already provided some unbelievable TV with Richard. E. Grant was chosen as a Traitor and immediately outed himself as one.It has led us to an agonising week-long cliffhanger
  
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• Games Inbox: When will the next mainline Zelda game be out?

  08-10-2026 09:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time – when’s the next non-remake and non-spin-off?
  (Nintendo)The Thursday letters page tries to estimate when the next mainline Zelda will be out, as one reader is glad to hear Star Wars Zero Company staff are back to work.Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected]
  Six years later
  I read with interest the recent Reader’s Feature about
  
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• Christa Pike walking again for first time after botched execution - lawyer gives health update

  08-10-2026 09:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike has started walking around her hospital room just eight days after authorities in the US state of Tennessee botched her execution, her lawyer has said
  
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• Motorists able to see fuel prices on Google Maps for first time in 'game-changer' as drivers face paying £10 a gallon amid soaring petrol and diesel bills

  08-10-2026 09:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The app will display the price of both fuels when a user searches for a nearby forecourt on the app, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said.
  
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• Martin Lewis in bid to tackle 'life's potholes' after launching new initiative

  08-10-2026 09:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TV star Martin Lewis is calling on the public and others to suggest seemingly small issues that, if solved, could make a big difference to people's everyday lives
  
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• UN warns plague death sparks 'more questions than answers' and doesn't have 'full picture' from Russia

  08-10-2026 09:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russia and global health authorities are closely monitoring the situation after the death of a worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia, with 200 people quarantined
  
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• 'Russian Google' Yandex hit by Ukraine drone blitz as massive data centre on fire

  08-10-2026 09:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A major Yandex data centre was reportedly damaged in an overnight drone attack in Russia's Ryazan Oblast, sparking a huge fire at the industrial site
  
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• Manchester United join Arsenal in packed race for 20-year-old striker

  08-10-2026 09:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Christian Kofane has attracted plenty of attention at Bayer Leverkusen (Picture: Imago GmbH / Avalon)Manchester United have joined the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen forward Christian Kofane, with Arsenal also in the hunt, according to reports.The 20-year-old made his professional debut in Spain with Albacete in January 2025 and was quickly snapped up by Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of that year after scoring eight goals in the Segunda Division.The Cameroon international played 44 times in all
  
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• Royal Navy serving member, 24, charged with 'spying for unnamed foreign power'

  08-10-2026 09:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teddy Young, a member of the Royal Navy, was arrested at his home address in Bedfordshire on Tuesday and taken into custody in London
  
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• BBC expert issues pension warning after Andy Burnham triple lock changes

  08-10-2026 09:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 40 million people have a private pension in the UK and almost 13 million people currently receive the state pension
  
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• Royal Navy serviceman, 24, charged with spying for unnamed foreign power

  08-10-2026 09:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  He’s accused of breaching the National Security Act of 2023 (Picture: AFP)The Metropolitan Police announced that a serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with spying for an unnamed foreign power.Teddy Young, 24, was arrested yesterday at his home in Bedfordshire and remanded in custody in London, the force added.He’s accused of ‘preparing to disclose protected information’ in violation of the National Security Act between November 26, 2024, and May 21, 2025.He
  
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• New Netflix thriller is the most horrifying creature feature since Jaws

  08-10-2026 09:01 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 PageThere isn’t a creature horror that has even come close to rivalling Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, even 50 years on.I’ve seen countless films try: Anaconda, Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows – the list is quite literally endless, but ultimately, with perhaps the exception of Open Water, they all very quickly become far too absurd, whereas Jaws ta
  
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• Eurostar passengers can now fall asleep in London and wake up in Germany

  08-10-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  From London to Brussels and beyond (Picture: Shutterstock / Simon Lukas)Imagine the thrill of falling asleep in London and waking up in a European city.Now, you can feel it, thanks to a new Eurostar booking tool that allows passengers to combine cross-channel tickets with night trains from Brussels.Here’s how it works: travellers can take the Eurostar from London to the Belgian capital, then transfer to one of the European Sleeper night train services — all on one ticket.It’s
  
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• Workers remove signage from British consulate in Jerusalem after Israel ordered it to close after Labour announced West Bank sanctions

  08-10-2026 08:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Workers in the consulate were seen removing a plaque reading 'British Consulate General' and another sign for its consular section.
  
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• Member of the Royal Navy charged with 'spying for foreign power' after being arrested by counter terror police

  08-10-2026 08:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at home in Bedfordshire on Tuesday and taken into custody in London.
  
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• Woman accused of attempting to poison two boys after elderly neighbour realised something was wrong

  08-10-2026 08:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Police arrested a Brisbane woman, 47, on Thursday after she allegedly tried to poison two boys, aged 12 and 15.
  
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• 50 years of punk - three chords and bad manners changed music forever

  08-10-2026 08:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  50 years ago, the Sex Pistols released Anarchy in the UK and with it punk music was born, changing the course of pop culture forever. Cultural critic Kevin Dettmar tells of punks legacy - and lasting appeal
  
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• 'My in-laws are so controlling and extremely difficult'

  08-10-2026 08:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Coleen advises a reader whose mother in law is driving her to distraction by being hostile. There's a family holiday coming up and she doesn't want to go - but can she bail?
  
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• How Kemi Badenoch and the Tories plan to take on Andy Burnham

  08-10-2026 08:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Conservative party leader has her members feeling positive (Picture: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)Reaching the end of another party conference season yesterday felt like crossing the finish line after an ultramarathon across the Sahara. I’m relieved, I’m exhausted, and my body will be paying the price for a while to come.No two years are exactly alike, of course, and the rogue element this time round was the recent arrival of a prime minister who many people seem to quite like.It was in
  
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• Aldi reveals exactly where it will open first 10 new stores in 2027 as part of £900m expansion

  08-10-2026 08:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Budget supermarket Aldi has set a target to open another 40 stores in 2027 as part of a £900million investment
  
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• Draconian rules tying migrant workers to abusive bosses finally ripped up

  08-10-2026 08:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The UK's anti-slavery commissioner has welcomed new rules coming into force today which allow victims of modern slavery to escape abusive employers without being deported
  
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• Pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests in Spain has died

  08-10-2026 08:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Images of Maricarmen being carried on a stretcher from her home of 70 years prompted a wave of protests (Picture: Getty)A woman whose eviction from her longtime home in Madrid sparked protests and a snap election has died weeks after her eviction.Anger over the shortage of housing and rental laws bubbled over after 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal, nicknamed Maricarmen, faced eviction after her monthly bill leapt from €440€ to €2,650 per month since 2018.Images of Mari
  
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