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• Paul Pogba makes feelings clear on Man Utd’s beleaguered Michael Carrick

  12-10-2026 16:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick is under pressure at Manchester United (Picture: Action Images via Reuters)Paul Pogba has urged the Manchester United hierarchy to give Michael Carrick time as manager, backing his former teammate to be ‘fine’ despite a poor start to the season.In an extremely underwhelming start to the campaign, the Red Devils have won just one of their first six Premier League matches and have been dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton.Their only league victory came over Ipswic
  
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• River in 'world's most beautiful village' to be fenced off from tourists amid fears hordes of summer paddlers harming wildlife

  15-10-2026 21:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Thousands of visitors descended on Bibury, a picturesque Cotswolds village, over the summer, with many heading to the River Coln to enjoy the water.
  
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• Damning polls reveal what Scots REALLY think of the SNP after 19 years in power

  15-10-2026 21:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The SNP is out of touch, incompetent and untrustworthy with the majority of Scots thinking things are getting worse under the party, two damning polls have revealed.
  
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• I found the affordable high street versions of Claudia Winkleman’s The Celebrity Traitors outfits

  15-10-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We’re mostly watching The Celebrity Traitors for Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe. (Picture: Metro/Getty)
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  There’s nothing quite like Claudia Winkleman striding across the Scottish Highlands in a cape and a pair of sturdy boots for a new series of BBC One’s The Traitors. Her signature look of oversized layers,
  
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• Wannabe thief accused of holding woman's head underwater in mall koi pond

  15-10-2026 20:58 via dailymail.com
  
  William Dobbs, 35, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after he allegedly held a woman's head underwater in a pond at a mall in the suburbs of Chicago this week. 
  
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• Graffiti artist arrested for daubing celebrity-inspired messages on walls including 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes'

  15-10-2026 20:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The messages, daubed on the wall in neat handwriting on an underpass, included: 'Ross Kemp dabs Zoflora behind his ears' and 'Danny Dyer smokes Parma Violet Vapes'.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best welcomes first child and reveals sweet name

  15-10-2026 20:49 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 PageBig Brother host Will Best has revealed the birth of his first child, a baby boy, in a heartfelt social media post.The media personality, 41, is currently competing on the hit BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing. expecting his first child with partner Tobi Rose ahead of the show’s debut last month.Now, through a sweet new video and series of p
  
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• People with terminal illness will find it easier to access private pension savings under DWP plan

  15-10-2026 20:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The definition of terminal illness for pension tax purposes is set to be updated - currently, individuals must supply medical evidence confirming they are expected to live for less than one year
  
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• Doctors warn of 'two-tier' weight loss jab system as just 705 Scots get drugs on NHS

  15-10-2026 20:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Doctors have warned of a 'two-tier system' for weight loss after it emerged just over 700 Scots have received fat jabs on the NHS over the past three years.
  
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• The smoking gun Sadie needs to destroy Caleb and Ruby as Emmerdale confirms what happens next

  15-10-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sadie uncovered the key to breaking Ruby and Caleb (Picture: ITV / Metro)Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) uncovered the shocking truth about Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) and Cain Dingle’s (Jeff Hordley) betrayal in Emmerdale, which could prove to be exactly what she needs in order to carry out her job.The legendary conwoman, whose tales of betrayal and scheming date back decades, has been tasked by Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) to destroy Caleb (William Ash) and Ruby.Thus far, Sadie has managed to wi
  
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• Lisandro Martinez punished by Manchester United over Jason Wilcox criticism

  15-10-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisandro Martinez has been fined by Manchester United for his comments (PA)Lisandro Martinez has issued an apology after criticising Manchester United’s hierarchy and transfer strategy but has been fined by the club for his outburst.Martinez took aim at United’s technical director, Jason Wilcox, following the team’s 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night.The Argentina international, who is out of contract at the end of the season, made it clear
  
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• Dark Kat and Alfie twist and revenge is sought as EastEnders spoilers confirm what happens next

  15-10-2026 20:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Things took a dark turn (Picture: BBC / Metro)Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) have agreed to get revenge on behalf of Zoe (Michelle Ryan) in EastEnders as they begins a search for the man who left her to die.Zoe tragically died last month after hitting her head, with subsequent scenes confirming that someone had been with her moments before she passed.Viewers know that someone to be Max Branning (Jake Wood) but Kat remains in the dark. Consumed with grief, she pushed h
  
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• SNP split on future of the North Sea... as John Swinney sits on fence

  15-10-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Major splits have opened up within the SNP on North Sea drilling - while John Swinney continues to sit on the fence.
  
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• United Airlines flight in mid-air emergency moments after Heathrow take-off

  15-10-2026 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A United Airlines flight from London to New Jersey declared an emergency on Thursday afternoon, returning to London Heathrow shortly after take-off
  
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• Kemi Badenoch hits out at both Andy Burnham and John Swinney as she demands end to 'endless' referendums

  15-10-2026 20:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch demanded John Swinney and Andy Burnham stop talking about 'endless' referendums as she backed a review of Holyrood powers.
  
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• A 4’11” dinosaur ‘more dangerous than a T Rex’ once terrorised the Isle of Wight

  15-10-2026 20:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Not as scary-looking as a T-rex, but these feathery critters would be even more terrifying to us (Picture: Sergey Krasovskiy and Pedro Salas/PA Wire)Better late than never, right?That’s what dinosaur researchers, called palaeontologists, might have thought when they realised they had been sat on a new species of reptile.Invictibellatrix amberina – or ‘unconquered female warrior’ – was identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight more than 100 years ago, acco
  
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• Drink driver, 30, who killed one student and injured another is imprisoned for 10 years... and she'll have to go back to jail on victim's birthdays for another 10 years when she's free

  15-10-2026 20:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Lynlee Pollis, 30, killed Southern Methodist University student Honor Wallace, 19, and severely injured her friend in a senseless car wreck in Dallas, Texas in September 2023.
  
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• Kristi Noem's 'bimbo' crossdressing husband demands spousal support from her as divorce turns nasty

  15-10-2026 20:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The 56-year-old insurance salesman was exposed in March by the Daily Mail as a 'bimbofication' fetishist who paid adult performers and posed in women's clothing.
  
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• JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK: Q Manivannan treats our democracy as a theatre for performative identity politics... and now St Andrews is next stage

  15-10-2026 20:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Shortly after Q Manivannan contrived to find berth as a politician in Scotland, the self-described 'queer Tamil immigrant' gave an interview on Indian TV.
  
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• Terror after Miami University Ohio declared 'active threat' and urged students to 'run, hide, fight' only to declare a false alarm moments later

  15-10-2026 20:32 via dailymail.com
  
  The school said in an alert issued on Thursday that there was an 'active threat' on campus and for students to avoid McGuffey Hall, before issuing an all clear.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say 'it's great to be back' as they make first joint appearance since return

  15-10-2026 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, re-traced their steps by heading to Nottingham — the city they visited after announcing their engagement in December 2017
  
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• Miami University Ohio declares 'active threat' and urges students to 'Run, hide, fight'

  15-10-2026 20:23 via dailymail.com
  
  A post to social media urged students to avoid the area of McGuffey hall, it is unclear at this time what the threat is.
  
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• Spooked LA lawmaker voting for Karen Bass to be re-elected mayor even though she dislikes her... because woke alternative Nithya Raman is far worse

  15-10-2026 20:21 via dailymail.com
  
  City Councilwoman Traci Park said she has 'deep concerns' about Bass's leadership but that things 'can actually get worse' for Los Angeles if Raman is elected mayor.
  
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• Met Office issues snow verdict as forecasters spot major shift in UK weather

  15-10-2026 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Met Office weather forecasters say our winters have changed in several ways compared to previous years, which could have an impact on how much snow we see in the coming months
  
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• Pilot named as first victim of Midwest plane crash that killed six... as horrifying doorbell recording of death plunge emerges

  15-10-2026 20:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Ronald Riek, 63, was flying the small plane that crashed on Tuesday in Dellona, Wisconsin. He and five others, including a child, were pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• New York's iconic Plaza Hotel to shutter for four years for extensive renovations

  15-10-2026 20:16 via dailymail.com
  
  After 119 years in business, New York City's crown jewel, the Plaza Hotel, located in Midtown Manhattan, is set to close for four years due to renovations.
  
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• Spooked LA lawmaker voting for Karen Bass to be re-elected mayor even though she dislikes her... because woke alternative Nithya Rahman is far worse

  15-10-2026 20:12 via dailymail.com
  
  City Councilwoman Traci Park said she has 'deep concerns' about Bass's leadership but that things 'can actually get worse' for Los Angeles if Raman is elected mayor.
  
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• Dad killed daughter on family ‘bonding trip’ to lake then claimed she had been kidnapped

  15-10-2026 20:11 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 PageA man invited his daughter to a father-daughter lake trip before killing her and hiding her body under a rock.Luciano Frattolin was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for second-degree murder of his daughter Melina and one to three years for hiding her body.Luciano had wanted to take his 9-year-old daughter back to his native Ethiopia. But Melina told h
  
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• Plus size influencer, 35, who is also DEI scholar identified as mother accused of crashing car and trying to kill her two children on busy freeway, as colorful past is exposed

  15-10-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  A body positivity influencer who vowed to dedicate her life to empowering America's youth allegedly tried to kill her two daughters by crashing her car on the freeway then stabbing them both. 
  
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• Mother of Henry Nowak's killer is to be freed from prison under Labour's early release scheme - after she was locked up for removing murder weapon

  15-10-2026 20:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Kiran Kaur, 53, is due to be let out of jail early in December under the Government's controversial programme that is due to free up to 50,000 criminals a year.
  
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