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• Neuroscientist's two-minute 'biohack' that 'reduces blood pressure'

  06-10-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It can work wonders to bring down blood pressure, according to health experts
  
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• Uber driver deliberately ran over a customer after he was sick in the back seat of his car, murder trial hears

  06-10-2026 17:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Hayadulla Turkmani, 52, has been charged with murdering Michael Ashton (pictured), 28, after dropping him off outside his home last year in Basildon, Essex just before midnight.
  
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• New Cornell 7 mystery as it's revealed campus cops drafted request for phone records a week after alleged gang rape, with questions mounting over whether they passed them on to prosecutors

  06-10-2026 17:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Cornell University Police drafted requests to obtain phone records pertaining to the alleged gang rape case about a week after a female student came forward with the allegatons, a report stated.
  
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• Ed Miliband's 'personal agenda' hurting the UK says Tom Tugendhat in blast at 'virtue-signalling' Israel sanctions, handshake with top Iranian and green fixation

  06-10-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  In a scything attack the shadow foreign secretary said it was time to stop treating the Foreign and Development Office like 'an international NGO' and use it to project British power abroad.
  
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• 'Rogue AI' warning as Wikipedia blames OpenAI for series of website break-ins

  06-10-2026 17:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wikipedia's parent organisation, The Wikimedia Foundation, has warned that AI firms need to be doing more to protect projects from rogue agents that break free from their control
  
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• Kemi Badenoch 'has no real idea of what is needed' over £10bn UK Iron Dome, says defence expert

  06-10-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted she never compared her proposals for a £10bn 'Britannia Shield' to Israel's Iron Dome - as one defence expert branded the plans 'chicken feed'
  
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• The vast sums of money that TikTok Viking Matthew Gilbert is making from OnlyFans... and why this barber turned 'bad boy' influencer needs it more than ever

  06-10-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Before the fame, Gilbert plied his trade as a barber. Then came Covid, when he decided that chopping hair was not going to cut the financial mustard.
  
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• Small-boat arrivals top 20,000 so far this year after four-day surge across the Channel

  06-10-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The Home Office confirmed 609 migrants were brought ashore on Monday - pushing this year's running total past the 20,000 mark.
  
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• How I watched Jeffrey Archer’s prison freedom, secret detours and the local woman at the heart of it

  06-10-2026 17:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Archer turned life at a bleak open prison into a world of growing freedoms, writing, influence and, apparently, a close relationship with a local woman.
  
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• ‘Absolute disgrace’ – Wayne Rooney names ‘worst trainer ever’ at Man Utd

  06-10-2026 17:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Carlos Tevez was a ‘disgrace’ in training, according to Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: Stick to United)Wayne Rooney has outed Carlos Tevez as ‘the worst trainer’ he ever played with during his time at Manchester United, branding his former team-mate an ‘absolute disgrace’.Tevez earned himself a two-year loan move to Old Trafford after helping West Ham survive relegation with a string of inspired displays in the back-end of the 2006/07 season.
  
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• Italy’s colourful ‘Little Venice’ with canals, bridges and none of the crowds

  06-10-2026 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Comacchio is just under two hours away, and much less chaotic (Picture: Getty Images)It comes as little surprise that Italy was just named the ‘People’s Choice’ in the 2026 Nat Geo Reader Awards.The country is overflowing with incredible destinations, from beautiful-but-bustling Florence and foodie hotspot Bologna, to lesser-known spots like Lecce and the island of San Pietro.Among them is Venice, which is known for its rich cultural scene, winding canals dotted with gondolas&
  
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• Channel 4’s Celebrity Handcuffed has gone too far with this controversial figure

  06-10-2026 17:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  Her presence in the new series feels truly unjustifiable (Picture: Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)Reading over the names announced for Channel 4’s new celebrity season of reality show Handcuffed, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.One ‘star’ made me most uncomfortable – and it may not be the one you expect. Of course, it wasn’t ideal seeing Conservative Home Secretary and current Reform MP: Suella Braverman, listed among the likes of media pers
  
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• Princess Andre, 19, addresses romance rumours with Love Island’s Harrison Solomon, 23, after cosy night

  06-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Princess Andre has been rumoured to be exploring a romance with Harrison Solomon (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty)Princess Andre has commented on rumours she is dating Love Island star Harrison Solomon after the pair were spotted enjoying two nights out together.The 19-year-old daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre sparked speculation after getting close to Harrison, 23, during Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights last week.They were seen laughing together as they walked around the theme park on Thu
  
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• I’ve tested skincare for a decade and these are the 10 budget buys I always come back to

  06-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bag a bargain on your beauty routine. (Picture: Metro/Boots/Sephora/Getty)
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  Over the past ten years, the budget beauty scene has exploded, and while previously, few brands had a stellar reputation for affordability and efficacy, now there are too many to count. I’ve spent the last decade testing, reviewing and writing about
  
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• British biker has to be rescued from remote Vietnamese jungle after following Google Maps 

  06-10-2026 16:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Barry Mattacott (pictured, centre) found himself winding further away from civilisation in the Dang Thuy Commune in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, on Saturday, October 3.
  
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• Jamie Carragher makes Premier League title prediction after Man City guilty verdict

  06-10-2026 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: The Overlap)Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher doubts Manchester City will sustain a successful title challenge after the extraordinary Premier League guilty verdict.Man City have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2026/27 season under new manager Enzo Maresca, winning seven games in a row to jump to the top of the Premier League table.But the Manchester club face huge uncertainty off the pitch after being found guilty of all char
  
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• Alan McManus picks out snooker’s player of the season so far

  06-10-2026 16:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  The trophies have been shared around so far this season (Pictures: Getty)Alan McManus sees Judd Trump as the player of the season so far, edging ahead of the likes of Mark Selby and double-champion Jak Jones.There have been some big-name titlists already this season but it has also been an unpredictable start to the campaign in many ways.Jones began the season with no ranking titles to his name and now has two, having won twice in just six events.Chang Bingyu and Ali Carter have joined Jones in
  
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• 'Dexter obsessed' forensics student pleads guilty to murdering woman in copycat 'kill room' he created in Airbnb

  06-10-2026 16:48 via dailymail.com
  
  A forensics student has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death in a 'kill room' inspired by US TV drama Dexter.
  
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• Care home and charity charged with corporate manslaughter after two disabled residents drowned when the boat they were on capsized in lake

  06-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Burdon Grange Care Home Limited and South West Lakes Trust have both been charged with two counts of corporate manslaughter after wheelchair users Alison Tilsley and Alex Wood were killed when the boat they were on capsized on Roadford Lake Reservoir, in Devon, in June 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
  
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• Asos confirms hack warning 'basic personal information' may have been accessed after customers receive 'unauthorised notification' on app

  06-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The phone alert, titled 'ASOS hacked', read: 'Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have full compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it: t.me/xuanyewengateway.'
  
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• Woman disfigured by pit bull attack while heavily pregnant with twins says she is distressed by strangers' constant stares

  06-10-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Audrey Austin is continuing to recover more than two months after the July attack that left her with a mutilated face.
  
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• Two police officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed disabled pensioner, 92, in care home are sacked for using 'excessive force'

  06-10-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  PC Stephen Smith, 52, and PC Rachel Comotto, 37, were dismissed following a disciplinary hearing into their treatment of Donald Burgess, a single-leg amputee.
  
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• ASOS hacked live: Fashion company admits customer data 'may have been accessed'

  06-10-2026 16:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ASOS is investigating after customers received a bizarre push notification claiming the online fashion retailer had been “hacked” and threatening to leak company data.
  
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• The vast sums of money that TikTok Viking Matthew Gilbert is making from OnlyFans... and why this barber turned 'bad boy' influencer has a silver lining

  06-10-2026 16:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Before the fame, Gilbert plied his trade as a barber. Then came Covid, when he decided that chopping hair was not going to cut the financial mustard.
  
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• Husband admits murdering wife whose body was found in freezer at their home weeks later

  06-10-2026 16:41 via dailymail.com
  
  David Barraclough, 45, pleaded guilty to the murder of mother-of-three Carolann Barraclough, 37, on the first day of a scheduled trial at Leeds Crown Court.
  
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• UK influencer 'Costakid' is arrested in Miami over 'aggravated assault with a deadly weapon' after travelling to US to film social media content

  06-10-2026 16:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Wolfi Watson, 20, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is better known online as Costakid and had been filming pranks and social media content in Florida.
  
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• University student, 19, 'strangled to death' by stepfather who drove to her university halls after developing a 'sexual obsession' with her

  06-10-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Carla Georgescu's body was found on February 5, on what would have been her 20th birthday, at Ribble Hall, a student accommodation block on the University of Lancashire.
  
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• Former investment banking intern, 24, looks shadow of his former self as he appears in court on rape charges... with grim details of possible plea deal revealed

  06-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The young man was also a student at one of the country's top business schools when he allegedly forced his way into a New York City woman's apartment and attempted to rape her.
  
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• British executive whose son, two, fell to his death from a Cyprus hotel window could lose his career after pleading guilty over his death, court hears

  06-10-2026 16:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A city executive whose two-year-old son fell to his death from an open hotel window in Cyprus could be struck off after pleading guilty to causing the death, a court heard.
  
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• Sussex Police officers who Tasered 92-year-old amputee at care home are sacked

  06-10-2026 16:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two Sussex Police officers have been dismissed for gross misconduct after using a Taser, PAVA spray and a baton on 92-year-old amputee Donald Burgess at a care home in St Leonards-on-Sea.
  
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