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• OpenAI bot sparks 'extreme concern' after government website hacked

  24-09-2026 06:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  No data was leaked in the government website hack, the Prime Minister said, but Sam Altman has come under fire for OpenAI's response to the attack over the summer
  
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• Russell Kane reveals the surprising twist of his Romeo & Juliet

  24-09-2026 12:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell Kane stars in an unconventional take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers (Picture: Getty Images)Not since Charlize Theron played serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 true crime movie Monster has a casting announcement triggered such a mass double take. Russell Kane? Playing the romantic lead in Romeo and Juliet? Yes, that Russell Kane. The fast-talking comedian and presenter. The one who turned 50 last year.Bizarre as it may seem, it’s all true. Alongside Two Pints
  
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• Meta reveals camera-free version of ‘pervert glasses’ after backlash

  24-09-2026 12:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Meta is launching smart glasses without the cameras (Picture: REUTERS)Meta first unveiled its smart glasses in 2023, an AI-powered collaboration with Ray-Ban that turned out to be hugely controversial.CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hoping to achieve ‘personal superintelligence’, instead, the innovation was labelled ‘pervert glasses’.There have been reports of the fashion statement being used to secretly film strangers, raising questions of harassment, particularly for women and
  
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• Squadron leader who flew Princess Diana's body back from Paris after she died in 1997 car crash dies aged 80

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Squadron Leader Graham Laurie, who served as the personal pilot for the Prince of Wales, now King Charles, for almost two decades, died on August 8.
  
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• Second child dies in Blue Mountains stabbing tragedy as mother remains in custody

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the two surviving children of a horror attack in the Blue Mountains has died in hospital.
  
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• Ryanair flight turns back after passenger claims she was being followed

  24-09-2026 12:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  The plane turned back to Porto after the incident (Picture: Getty)A Ryanair plane bound for Dublin had to turn back to Porto following a bizarre incident involving a passenger who claimed she was being followed by three people.The 48-year-old woman is said to have handed a flight attendant some ‘sheets of paper’ revealing her claim and asked him to hand them over to the pilot.The unnamed Brazilian was removed from the Boeing 737 after it landed at its take-off destination and was id
  
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• Meghan Markle is enjoying a 'beautiful' reception on her UK return, her best friend claims, as 'loving' British public keep telling Duchess that she'd been 'missed'

  24-09-2026 12:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has been staying with Meghan and Harry in the Cotswolds over the past week, claimed the public have repeatedly told the Duchess how much she has been missed.
  
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• Female tech exec sacked by AI 'tech bro' firm after falling asleep in sauna on boozy work trip could be in line for record £76MILLION payout

  24-09-2026 12:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Shannon Burns could be in line for the record sum of cash after she won a disability discrimination case against Gitpod - a company now owned by ChatGPT developers OpenAI - in 2025.
  
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• Tories' plan to cut Universal Credit explained - from slashing payments to exemptions

  24-09-2026 12:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Under the Tory plans, Universal Credit payments would be cut for those who have not paid enough into the welfare system through taxes
  
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• British families confront Canadian suicide poison seller in court as parents of teen victim reveal lives have been 'irrevocably shattered'

  24-09-2026 12:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The parents and relatives gave moving statements to the court in Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday ahead of a sentencing hearing of Kenneth Law.
  
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• Martin Lewis-backed tip as people urged 'take photo by October 1 at home'

  24-09-2026 12:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts are urging households on standard tariffs to take action before the month ends
  
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• Man who masturbated for nearly 10 hours describes penis as ‘wounded soldier’

  24-09-2026 12:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Masturbating for 10 hours is not advisable (Picture: Masanobu Sato/Metro)Masanobu Sato was just 26 when he took the stage at the 2009 US Masturbate-a-thon, self-pleasuring for a record nine hours and 58 minutes.He’d beat his own record he’d set when he competed in 2008, lasting for nine hours and 33 minutes, winning the endurance category two years in a row.Now 43, the Malaysia-based CEO of TENGA Healthcare says he joined the event, hosted by The Center for Sex & Culture in San
  
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• Aldi launching home delivery with eight shops in first wave - full list

  24-09-2026 12:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A date has been set for a nationwide rollout of the UK-first service
  
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• Can't stop the cavalry! British army turns to horses to travel silently and unseen in the age of drone warfare

  24-09-2026 11:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and its soldiers have been experimenting with using the animals for covert trekking across harsh terrain for potential use in military operations.
  
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• Andy Carroll opens up on sex assault hell after his attacker is jailed for three years

  24-09-2026 11:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll has bravely detailed his 'traumatic' experience of being sexually assaulted, telling his story in the hope that he'll help other survivors of such abuse
  
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• Spain sends police reinforcements to Costa del Sol holiday hotspots after spate of gangland shootings and discovery of torture chamber

  24-09-2026 11:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Spain will deploy police reinforcements to the Costa del Sol following a recent spate of gangland shootings and the discovery of a torture chamber used by drug bosses. 
  
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• Man, 25, died after accidentally overdosing on caffeine capsules he bought online, inquest rules

  24-09-2026 11:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Alfie Goddard, 25, of Colchester, bought caffeine capsules and took them prior to his death on October 28, 2025.
  
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• Xi Jinping is hit with fresh online health rumours as video shows him 'forcibly grabbing' wife's hand while exiting plane - days after skipping banquet in India

  24-09-2026 11:50 via dailymail.com
  
  As Xi descended his plane, viewers online were quick to point out that he appeared to tightly clutch his wife's hand, as if needing extra support on the stairs.
  
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• Schools pay heartbreaking tributes to children killed in Bootle house fire - 'brought joy to everyone'

  24-09-2026 11:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The devastating blaze killed Elisha Brabin, along with three children Prudence, seven, Ellis, eight, and Leo, 16
  
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• Monastery stabbing rampage leaves at least five injured 'with three priests in critical condition' in Poland as knifeman is arrested

  24-09-2026 11:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Polish police have arrested a Ukrainian man following a stabbing incident at a monastery that left five people, including three priests, injured. 
  
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• Mum had two babies months apart after getting pregnant straight after birth

  24-09-2026 11:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jay and Joshua had agreed they wanted a small age gap between their sons
  
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• Kemi predicts Burnham will call a general election in December as poll shows Reform would now win fewer seats than Tories or Labour

  24-09-2026 11:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The Conservative leader said Andy Burnham was a 'gambler' who wanted a fresh mandate to tax and spend more taxpayers' money if he won.
  
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• Airport owner and 'incredible dad' named as second Briton killed in Swiss Alps plane crash

  24-09-2026 11:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Hall, known as Tony, was on board a Cirrus SR22T propeller-powered aircraft when it came down near the resort of Leukerbad in the southern state of Valais on September 15.
  
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• EastEnders star engaged to girlfriend after romantic proposal: ‘Guess you’re stuck with me’

  24-09-2026 11:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  The happy couple got engaged in Rhodes (Picture: Instagram/ Danny Walters)Former EastEnders star Danny Walters is engaged to his long-term girlfriend Maddi Faircloth after popping the question during a romantic getaway.The actor, 33, who is best known to soap fans for playing Keanu Taylor in the BBC soap, shared the exciting news with fans after proposing to his partner of five years.Danny chose the picturesque Greek island of Rhodes as the setting for the special moment, getting down on one kn
  
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• Reform UK's Sunderland council refuses to take part in anti-racism campaign to light up monuments red

  24-09-2026 11:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Show Racism the Red Card planned to use Wearside monuments in its campaign to fight the rise of bigotry and abuse, but the Reform council has refused to take part
  
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• 'It's not their money, it's taxpayer money!': Kemi Badenoch defends 'tough love' Tory plan to block welfare claimants from spending benefits cash on booze and fags

  24-09-2026 11:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tory leader has unveiled proposals for Universal Credit payments to be slashed for those who have not made consistent contributions to the welfare system.
  
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• NHS probe into 4,500 cancer patients after women had breasts removed unnecessarily

  24-09-2026 11:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of women harmed and 20 had unnecessary mastectomies at County Durham and Darlington trust as NHS-wide ‘pay per patient’ outsourcing deals come under scrutiny
  
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• GTA 6 will have ‘league wide’ impact on all sports warns athlete

  24-09-2026 11:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Basketball will be one of many side activities in GTA 6 (Rockstar/YouTube)An NBA sports star has said that GTA 6 will cause sports leagues to ‘plummet’ in November since everyone will be too busy playing video games.It’s impossible to overstate how big Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be when it arrives in November. There’s a reason that most publishers are keen to avoid launching their games so close to it, which is why the release schedules are so packed in September and
  
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• M61 traffic - live: Huge lorry fire leaves southbound motorway closed in Greater Manchester

  24-09-2026 11:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The M61 in Greater Manchester is closed southbound near Bolton due to a lorry fire and oil spillage, with National Highways warning drivers to 'expect delays'
  
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• I was convinced I'd hate £55 Wetherspoons hotel - I was completely wrong

  24-09-2026 11:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While most of us know Wetherspoons' pubs, I had no idea it had also been running hotels since 1998, when the chain's first opened in Shrewsbury with 22 rooms. It now has more than 50
  
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