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• Pharmacist issues urgent warning to millions taking metformin over hidden side-effect

  04-09-2026 14:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than three million people take metformin for type 2 diabetes with more than 26 million prescriptions dispensed every year
  
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• Sydney Swans stun reigning back-to-back premiers Brisbane by 53 points in massive SCG qualifying final boil over despite losing five of their best players to sexual assault scandal

  05-09-2026 10:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The swans will now host a home preliminary final at the SCG.
  
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• Balaclava-clad protesters blockade Dover 'in anti-migrant demo' as P&O warn holiday-makers of delays and police move in

  05-09-2026 10:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A large group of protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas are blocking roads along Dover's seafront.
  
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• Dover protest - live: Port roads blocked by masked demonstrators as P&O issues warning

  05-09-2026 10:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Masked protesters have blocked access to the Port of Dover including on the A20, causing major disruption for people travelling by ferry
  
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• Reform UK eyes a tax cut for nearly 40 million Brits as Robert Jenrick pledges to raise the personal allowance to £15,000 in his first Budget to end decade-long 'stealth' raid

  05-09-2026 10:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Jenrick, who would be Chancellor in a Reform government, is pledging to ease the burden on millions of Brits if his party wins power.
  
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• Balaclava-clad protesters block roads to Dover as police move in

  05-09-2026 10:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A large group of protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas are blocking roads along Dover's seafront.
  
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• Inside Jose Mourinho's £17k-a-month Real Madrid mansion as he returns home after 13 years

  05-09-2026 10:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho is back at Real Madrid for a second spell in charge and is living at the exact same place
  
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• Charlotte Church puts 'real Tardis' Welsh cottage on the market featuring interiors 'inspired by singer's travels to Africa and Morocco'

  05-09-2026 10:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Singer Charlotte Church has put her stunning Welsh semi-detached cottage up for sale at £695,000.
  
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• Stacey Solomon shares first pictures of new home after leaving £1,300,000 Pickle Cottage

  05-09-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have moved their large blended family to brand new digs (Picture: Instagram/BBC)Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are saying goodbye to the Essex home that has defined the last five years of their lives.Stacey posted a photo on Instagram showing her family smiling in front of their new front door, as well as herself holding up a key to their new place.She captioned the post: ‘🏠 Home 🏠 is wherever I’m with you…🥲 Pickle Project, H
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's stricken ex breaks silence over mistrial - 'extraordinarily painful'

  05-09-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Patrick Clancy has issued a statement after the case of his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling their three children to death, was declared a mistrial
  
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• Gleeful Jodie gets set to ruin everything for Sarah in Coronation Street spoiler video

  05-09-2026 10:00 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 PageIf there’s one Coronation Street resident you don’t want to overhear a potentially life-ruining conversation, it’s Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown).Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens in upcoming scenes, when Jodie goes sneaking around and hears Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) and Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) deep in a whispered ex
  
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• Denise gets massive news in EastEnders on an already life-changing day

  05-09-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Finally some light at the end of the tunnel… (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Denise Fox (Diane Parish) has battled blood cancer with the utmost courage in EastEnders, despite a number of obstacles being consistently thrown at her.Just as she was diagnosed, her grandson Jordan (Jahsaiah Williams) was knocked down by Ian Beale’s (Adam Woodyatt) car, while Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) reared his evil head, having formulated a plot to kidnap Jordan.After her i
  
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• Casualty rejected 40th anniversary nostalgia and proved why it still matters

  05-09-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The anniversary episodes air on BBC One this evening (Picture: BBC/ Shutterstock/Getty/Metro)How do you keep a TV show alive for 40 years? Don’t look at me.
  It’s a dilemma that’s incredibly difficult to answer in this day and age, when we’re living in a world of streaming services, and the audience has an incredible luxury of starting a show and skipping onto another one within seconds.Tricky though the question is, BBC One’s Casualty has the answer.To celebrate fo
  
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• Hundreds of masked people in balaclavas halt traffic in Dover as part of protest

  05-09-2026 09:58 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 PageHundreds of people wearing all-black balaclavas have halted traffic in Dover as part of a protest.Kent Police say they are aware of a protest at the Port of Dover and officers are engaging with the protestors.Clips across social media have showed large groups of people standing in the middle of roads.Reform UK councillor John Baker, for Kent County Council,
  
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• Sainsbury's issues food poisoning caution as Tesco and Waitrose recall items — 'do not eat'

  05-09-2026 09:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Urgent food and product recall notices have been issued
  
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• NHS trust admits failing two-year-old boy who died of sepsis just four days after doctors diagnosed him with 'constipation'

  05-09-2026 09:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Hudson Cole Perrins tragically passed away on June 27, 2024, four days after his concerned father took him to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton with severe stomach pain.
  
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• Liam Highfield lifts lid on resurgence from losing tour card to first semi-final

  05-09-2026 09:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Highfield is having the week of his life at the British Open (Picture: WST)Liam Highfield is playing as well as ever and is breaking new ground at 35 years old after losing his professional status just two years ago.The Stoke native turned pro as a teenager in 2010 and had an unbroken stint on tour until 2024, gradually making progress to a high point of number 39 in the rankings in ’22.Everything changed in 2023, though, when he broke his wrist in an e-scooter accident and he was of
  
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• 'I sell my guinea pig's paintings on Vinted - they're gone within minutes'

  05-09-2026 09:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The guinea pig named Cheesecake from Manchester has a long waiting list for his tiny works of art after his owner, Alexandra Greenwood, taught him to paint
  
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• Drill rap videos by jailed ISIS suicide bomb plotter are still available to watch online amid fears he's profiting from millions of views on social media

  05-09-2026 09:41 via dailymail.com
  
  An ISIS-supporting drill rapper jailed after amassing chemicals for a planned suicide bomb attack could be profiting from social media channels, it has emerged.
  
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• Mikel Arteta sends message to Arsenal board after missing out on Julian Alvarez signing

  05-09-2026 09:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arteta’s satisfied with the summer business (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Mikel Arteta has praised Arsenal’s summer transfer window and the role of sporting director Andrea Berta, but admitted their business was not ‘perfect’.After ending their 22-year wait for a Premier League title last season, the Gunners set about strengthening their squad this summer to ensure they remain at the summit of English football this term.Christos Tzolis arrived from Club Brugge in
  
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• Woman dies at Aldi supermarket after collapsing in front of shoppers

  05-09-2026 09:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to the store in Worcester shortly after 3.15pm on Thursday (Picture: Getty)A woman has died at an Aldi supermarket after collapsing in front of other customers.Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to the store in Worcester shortly after 3.15pm on Thursday.The woman, aged in her 70s, was found in a critical condition before medics began attempts to revive her.A defibrillator was also fetched from the Toby Carvery near
  
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• Factory fined £333,000 after woman's arm broken by sausage roll machine

  05-09-2026 09:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The company was taken to court by the Health and Safety Executive
  
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• Reform UK conference LIVE: Tetchy Robert Jenrick loses cool in TV interview over donations row as final day kicks off

  05-09-2026 09:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reform UK's conference has descended into chaos after Scotland Yard said it was assessing reports that senior figures sought to evade electoral law over donations
  
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• 'I'm a nurse – don't ignore 9 serious symptoms if you're stung by a wasp or bee'

  05-09-2026 09:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With the unpredictable weather sticking around for the foreseeable, time outdoors is still on the cards for many of us - meaning encounters with wasps and bees are more likely
  
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• Council tax check that could reveal if you are owed money

  05-09-2026 09:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It could be worth logging into your council tax account and looking at the balance to see if you have fallen into credit
  
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• Brussels sprouts may be off the menu for Christmas thanks to beetle outbreak

  05-09-2026 09:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The weather has sparked a surge in pests that are 'eating 70% of the leaves"
  
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• 'Wedding guests "bought" us our baby – he's better than a gravy boat'

  05-09-2026 09:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While many brides ask for scented candles and fluffy towels as when walking down the aisle, Emily and Katie Davidson Smith wanted something entirely different...
  
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• What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it’s valued at £1,500,000

  05-09-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This weekend, we’re in South West London meeting Justin Coakley (Picture: David Sandison)Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder.When Justin Coakley viewed a doer-upper in South-West London, he instantly knew he could make it his dream home.But, there was one problem: it was out of budget, as it was up for sale for £1 million. And, shortly afterwards, another buyer snapped
  
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• Controversial real story behind Robert Pattinson’s new film about chasing predators

  05-09-2026 09:00 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 PageRobert Pattinson is set to take on the ambitious role of real-life paedophile hunter Chris Hansen in upcoming A24 film Primetime.The British actor, 40, has already appeared in the likes of The Drama alongside Zendaya, and the villainous Antinous in Sir Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but hasn’t quite wrapped up his blockbuster year just yet.Prim
  
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• Horror icon Bruce Campbell reveals he only has 5 years to live ‘give or take’

  05-09-2026 08:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Actor Bruce Campbell has revealed that he has roughly five years left to live (Picture: Getty Images)Bruce Campbell has revealed he has been given a life expectancy of around five years following his cancer diagnosis.The 68-year-old actor, best known for starring in the cult Evil Dead franchise, discussed his health battle during a recent appearance on The Adam Carolla Show.Campbell declined to reveal what type of cancer he has but said his latest prognosis suggests he has around five years lef
  
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