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• New PS5 cashback scheme will make digital games cheaper as first trials begin

  22-09-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Claw back some cash (Sony Interactive Entertainment)A brand new rewards scheme has been discovered on the PlayStation Store, which might soften the digital-only blow. Sony has received plenty of justifiable criticism over its decision to axe physical PlayStation discs after 2027, but a new cashback scheme is the first sign that they feel they’ve got to do anything to win back customers.As highlighted on Reddit, a new ‘wallet credit’ scheme has popped up for some players o
  
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• Danny Tommo ‘slashes dinghy’ with rescue worker onboard in English Channel clash

  22-09-2026 20:07 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 PageDaniel Thomas filmed himself on a live stream appearing to slash a dinghy carrying a rescue worker in the middle of the English Channel.The nationalist activist, who has crowdfunded his own speedboat to intercept migrant dinghies arriving in the UK, took out a blade on Tuesday.He pulls alongside and stabs the inflatable craft, which has just seen a French re
  
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• Mother pleads guilty to baking her newborn baby to death in OVEN after claiming she mistook it for crib... now she has been handed disgracefully short sentence

  22-09-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Mariah Thomas, 28, cut a plea deal on Tuesday, nearly three years after she was detained for putting her one-month-old daughter Za'Riah Mae in a hot oven.
  
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• Alan Shearer names most ‘impressive’ Premier League player this season

  22-09-2026 19:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Two clubs have caught the eye of Alan Shearer (Picture: PA Wire)Alan Shearer has picked out his most impressive player of the Premier League season so far, naming Brighton and Brentford as the clubs that have impressed him most – outside of leaders Manchester City.The Seagulls and the Bees have both enjoyed fine starts to the campaign, with Fabian Hurzeler’s side picking up 10 points from their first five games and Keith Andrews’ managing nine.Brighton, incredibly, have scored
  
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• Mother pleads guilty to baking her newborn baby to death in OVEN after claiming she mistook it for crib... and she has been handed disgracefully short sentence

  22-09-2026 19:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Mariah Thomas, 28, cut a plea deal on Tuesday, nearly three years after she was detained for putting her one-month-old daughter Za'Riah Mae in a hot oven.
  
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• Andy Burnham stands up for Manchester in first meeting with Trump

  22-09-2026 19:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) meets with US President Donald Trump(Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire)Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood up to Donald Trump in a first meeting in the United States.Trump called Burnham a ‘natural business person’ but criticisied the Chagos Islands deal in front of reporters.But Burnham bit back correcting the President who previously called Manchester ‘a town’.The US president opened a meeting between the two men at the United Nations Gene
  
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• Andy Burnham meets Trump live: US President praises our leader after showdown talks on Falklands and Chagos

  22-09-2026 19:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump, the US leader, is engaging in crunch talks with Andy Burnham today, which follow a rambling address to the UN Assembly in New York City
  
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• Donald Trump launches fresh attack on Labour's 'terrible deal' to surrender Chagos Islands in first meeting with Andy Burnham

  22-09-2026 19:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The US President issued further condemnation of the UK Government's agreement to cede the strategically-vital archipelago to Mauritius.
  
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• Brit father had 'momentary lapse of attention' before son, two, fell to his death at Cyprus hotel, lawyer reveals as KPMG accountant faces two-week wait to find out if he will be jailed

  22-09-2026 19:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Joshua Foster, 37, an AI director at KPMG, was arrested hours after his son plunged from a fourth-floor balcony on suspicion of causing death by 'a rash, dangerous or reckless act'.
  
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• Murder suspect’s x-rated messages to ‘viking’ lover on Greek holiday, revealed in court

  22-09-2026 19:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joanna Cierpka and her boyfreind Henrik Slotsaa who was found stabbe dto death in his central London flat (Picture: Central News)A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death had sent explicit messages to waiter while on holiday in Greece, a court has heard.Joanna Cierpka, 51, allegedly murdered Henrik Slotsaa in March after he told her on her birthday that he had met someone else at London’s Citibank office in Canary Wharf, where he worked, the Old Bailey has heard.On Tuesday, juror
  
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• Two more men have their convictions quashed 50 years after falling victim to Britain's most corrupt cop

  22-09-2026 19:06 via dailymail.com
  
  In 1976, Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs were aged 21 and 18 when they were convicted of taking 13 mailbags from a wagon in Clapham goods yard in London.
  
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• Executive whose life was destroyed after adorable chocolate Labrador comfort dog died in hot car is identified, as judge finds him not guilty

  22-09-2026 19:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A Maine executive previously charged with animal cruelty has been found not responsible for the death of a labrador dog left in a hot car in May of last year.
  
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• Moment naughty black cat jumps through sun roof of moving car while being driven to Starbucks for a treat

  22-09-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Elisa Camacho was casually driving on the Maple Valley Highway in Seattle when her black cat pounced on the roof of the vehicle, leaving the woman shocked at what transpired.
  
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• Four people killed in early morning blaze at Bootle home are a woman and three children, fire chiefs confirm

  22-09-2026 18:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman and three children have died in a house fire in Merseyside, the fire service has confirmed.
  
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• Woman and three children are confirmed as victims of Merseyside house fire after blaze tore through home in early hours

  22-09-2026 18:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman and three children have died in a house fire in Merseyside, the fire service has confirmed.
  
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• JD Vance tears into AOC and Abdul El-Sayed over Hasan Piker ties and says Democrats are 'afraid' to cut him loose

  22-09-2026 18:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Vice President JD Vance escalated his condemnation of comments made by left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.
  
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• Pain of NHS whistleblowers as call for Lucy Letby retrial grows louder

  22-09-2026 18:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Dr John Gibbs, who gave crucial evidence against Lucy Letby, suggests a retrial could be "the most appropriate thing for everyone", the Mirror hears from Dr Susan Gilby, who successfully sued the Countess of Chester for unfair dismissal
  
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• Brooding Donald Trump brags about war crimes and seeks to rebrand AI as an American superweapon

  22-09-2026 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Trump's annual address to the UN General Assembly quickly turned from American greatness to American might and power - and his willingness to use it to get what he wants
  
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• JD Vance mocks Democrats of being afraid to disavow Twitch troll Hasan Piker embraced by 'crazy' Abdul El-Sayed and AOC: 'They're 'controlled by the radical left'

  22-09-2026 18:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Vice President JD Vance escalated his condemnation of comments made by left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.
  
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• Council dumps huge 'concrete Lego blocks' outside pensioner's home days after she won three-year legal battle to tear down fence

  22-09-2026 18:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Helene Ball accused the council of pettiness after it put the 2ft blocks along a narrow wall near her home following her legal victory.
  
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• Bootle fire - latest: Woman and three children dead as blaze rips through house

  22-09-2026 18:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman and three children are believed to be among four people killed in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, as investigators work to establish the cause.
  
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• Prince Harry caught off guard in rare interview as he makes admission about Meghan

  22-09-2026 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At his third public appearance since returning to the UK last month, Prince Harry appeared to be caught off guard by an interviewer as he made an admission about his wife, Meghan
  
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• Call Of Duty creators Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox confirm layoffs

  22-09-2026 18:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Master Chief answered the call (Microsoft)Xbox has confirmed the next Halo game will be created by a new team under Activision, as studios including Rare are brought into the house of Call Of Duty.After reports emerged last night over more Xbox layoffs, Microsoft has announced a bunch of studio mergers and shifts as part of the company’s ongoing ‘reset’. This restructuring began in July when Xbox CEO Asha Sharma laid off 1,600 employees, with a further 1,600 people set to
  
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• Ex-IRA member threatened to shoot Kemi Badenoch dead in series of racist emails which left Tory party leader and her husband 'very upset', court told

  22-09-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Kieran Kyle, 43, from Guildford, pleaded guilty to sending Kemi Badenoch offensive messages at Westminster Magistrates' Court today.
  
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• Devon farmers at war, 'I shot neighbour's wild boar and served it for supper'

  22-09-2026 18:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A hilarious new film is shining a light on the two biggest issues facing British farming, starring two Devon farmers named Derek who despite being neighbours are worlds apart
  
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• Two men arrested over ‘chilling’ terror plot targeting Jewish people on Yom Kippur

  22-09-2026 18:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  A scene on Newton Street in Manchester City Centre where two men were stopped and arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing (Picture: Ryan Jenkinson / Story Picture Agency)A suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur has been foiled by terror police.Two men, aged in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in Newton Street on Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police.Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki E
  
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• Lionel Richie back in hospital and undergoes heart procedure with tour dates cancelled

  22-09-2026 18:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The next three dates on Richie's tour with the band Earth, Wind & Fire have now been cancelled.
  
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• Trump takes 'permanent control' of Greenland's security with sweeping order establishing new military bases on the frozen south coast

  22-09-2026 18:11 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump has taken a 'permanent' stake in Greenland with a new security deal that will enable the US to establish new military bases on the strategic Arctic island.
  
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• Former news anchor working for California state legislator is arrested in ICE operation for 'illegally overstaying welcome'

  22-09-2026 18:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Ho-Yin Mo, a field representative for California Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani, was arrested during an ICE operation in Las Vegas last week, the Daily Mail has learned.
  
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• The first aid kit every Brit needs to prep for Doomsday

  22-09-2026 18:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s important to keep a first aid kit in case of emergency, but what do you need inside it?(Picture: Getty Images)Growing up, many of us were plonked on the toilet seat after suffering a fall, so our parents could stick some Savlon on it.
  This would inevitably come from the first aid kit, which was always on hand to keep us safe.These days, though, there’s a rather more dystopian reason most of us need to be keeping a decently stocked little green box at home.The UK government is s
  
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