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• Plane carrying Trump's DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin forced into emergency landing

  03-09-2026 01:45 via dailymail.com
  
  In an air traffic control recording shared by Mullin, one of the Coast Guard pilots calmly reports an engine failure, declares an emergency and requests immediate landing at Reagan Airport.
  
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• Princess Diana crowned greatest female style icon of all time - beating host of legends

  04-09-2026 16:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research has confirmed the enduring impact that the late Princess Diana still has - even among those who weren't alive when she died nearly 30 years ago
  
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• Reform UK conference LIVE: Nigel Farage tries to downplay donations row as 'loose pub talk' ahead of major speech

  04-09-2026 16:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage has finally addressed allegations the party knowingly accepted foreign donations to pay for polls that weren't declared, hours before he speaks at Reform UK's conference
  
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• Convicted murderer who kidnapped and sexually assaulted 15-year-old schoolgirl at knifepoint in 'terrifying' eight-hour hostage ordeal is jailed for life

  04-09-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Sharpe, now 56, was jailed for life in 2001 after murdering 28-year-old Sarah Widdup, who he seduced when she contacted his phone-in show based in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
  
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• London pub says it lost £40,000 being forced to move outdoor seating during heatwave

  04-09-2026 16:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Lincoln Arms pub and its landlady Joyce Whelan lost their outdoor seating at the height of the heatwave (Picture: William Lailey / SWNS)A London pub was forced to move its outdoor tables during the record-breaking heatwave summer.
  The Lincoln Arms pub in King’s Cross and its landlady, Joyce Whelan, have been caught in a red-tape limbo over its outdoor seating.
  She claims the pub, located near the famous railway station, lost up to £40,000 in revenue after sun-seeking punters wen
  
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• Should Nigel Farage resign as Reform UK leader? Take our poll and have your say

  04-09-2026 16:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Reform leader is now under significant public pressure following a series of controversies, with a recent sting investigation resulting in two senior party figures stepping down from their posts
  
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• Tesco is adding 8 new items to its bakery — including ‘indulgent’ loaded buns

  04-09-2026 16:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  There are 8 new items for autumn (Picture: Tesco)In the last few years, Lidl and M&S’s in-store bakeries have garnered a bit of a cult following.People can’t get enough of the cookies, croissants, and savoury goodies.But it seems shoppers might want to consider branching out to other supermarkets like Tesco too.The retailer has just revealed the new items hitting its bakery section in September, including an ‘indulgent’ treat in an array of flavours. Tesco is getting
  
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• 'Donald Trump is backing a madman with a chainsaw over Britain in Falklands row'

  04-09-2026 16:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain's relationship with America is so special they literally call it the Special Relationship. But Trump, particularly since his return to the Oval Office, has had precious little interest in America's traditional allies
  
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• The secluded Canary Island getaway you can only book through one unusual method

  04-09-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Would you spend a week on a remote clifftop in the Canaries? (Picture: Getty Images)On the island of El Hierro, far from the crowds of Tenerife’s tourist strip, lies a secluded refuge with a rather unique booking system.While most of us associate the Canary Islands with mass tourism, one remote resort is doing its best to sate the appetite of those seeking a more analogue approach to travel.El Elevador is an austere and solitary accommodation perched on the edge of a volcanic cliff on the
  
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• OpenAI launches new ChatGPT model with extra ‘safeguards’ after bots hacked company

  04-09-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Questions of AI safety were raised in July after a worrying hack (Picture: Getty)OpenAI is rolling out its newest intelligence model after bots hacked into a library of digital AI models in July.Questions of AI safety were raised after the worrying hack, but yesterday, CEO Altman said the newest model reaches its ‘critical’ internal cybersecurity threshold.GPT-6 Astra is the product of ‘years of research and big bets’ and boasts a ‘new capability level’, Open
  
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• HMRC is manually checking 107,000 tax calculations because of flaw dating back five years

  04-09-2026 15:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Those that do need to be updated will be adjusted to ensure the most beneficial ordering is applied and people receive the correct tax calculation
  
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• All flights grounded at Gatwick airport with runway closed after plane suffers 'technical issue'

  04-09-2026 15:55 via dailymail.com
  
  One runway at Gatwick Airport has been closed after a plane suffered a technical issue, grounding flights and causing disruption for passengers.
  
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• Human trafficking boss who helped Daniel Khalife evade justice after escaping from Wandsworth prison is jailed for more than four years

  04-09-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Adeel Khan helped his fellow inmate after he escaped HMP Wandsworth, south-west London , in 2023 by arranging to deliver £400 in cash.
  
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• Ex-Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe spared jail after assaulting ex in 'druggy' row

  04-09-2026 15:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordon Ibe admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend after pulling a braid from her head - the footballer played 58 times for Liverpool and had spells at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth
  
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• Remake of banned horror film showing real-life deaths finally gets UK release

  04-09-2026 15:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Viewers were left convinced that the gruesome mockumentary was real (Picture: Faces of Death)A reboot of a controversial 70s horror film that was banned after disturbing audiences with footage of real-life deaths is finally getting a UK release.Notorious mondo shockumentary Faces of Death was released in 1978 and was presented as if it were a real documentary centring on pathologist Francis B. Gröss (Michael Carr) who shows viewers footage of deaths.Despite several viewers being convinced
  
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• Shameless Democrat blew off paralyzed veterans to vouch for Israel as staff expose his cold response to cop's funeral

  04-09-2026 15:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Democratic Senator John Fetterman blew off three paralyzed veterans who traveled to Washington seeking his help so he could go on Fox News and champion Israel instead.
  
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• Gatwick Airport runway closed after ‘technical glitch’ with passenger plane

  04-09-2026 15:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Flights have been disrupted at Gatwick Airport today after one plane suffered a technical issue and blocked the runway (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)Flights have been grounded at Gatwick Airport after a passenger plane suffered a technical issue.
  The takeoff runway at the UK’s busiest airport has been closed after a plane malfunctioned.Aviation tracking websites appear to show a plane surrounded by emergency services on the tarmac, believed to be a Norse Atlantic Airways flight to New York.
  
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• Russian drone hits Ukraine's intelligence HQ in Kyiv

  04-09-2026 15:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A Russian drone attack on Friday targeted the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in central Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
  
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• Mikel Arteta praises ‘really smart’ Chelsea signing ahead of Arsenal clash

  04-09-2026 15:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is impressed by Chelsea’s summer signings (Photo: YouTube)Mikel Arteta has praised Xabi Alonso and Chelsea for one ‘really smart’ signing ahead of the huge Premier League clash against Arsenal.After both won their opening two games of the campaign, the London rivals meet at the Emirates on Sunday, in an early meeting of two title favourites.A whopping 11 players signed for Chelsea in Alonso’s first summer in charge, headlined by the record £117million
  
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• Gatwick Airport live: All flights grounded as emergency crews surround Norse plane

  04-09-2026 15:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All flights have been grounded at London Gatwick Airport - flight tracking data shows emergency vehicles surrounding a Norse plane on the tarmac
  
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• NYPD shoots and kills knifeman on tourist-packed Brooklyn Bridge, days after madwoman murdered stranger in Times Square

  04-09-2026 15:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Officials said at a press conference that they were called to the scene shortly before 3:30am on Friday morning to reports of a man walking on the beams of the bridge.
  
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• Greens face legal action from their own members after 'trans Communist' who backs Iran's extremist regime was appointed to woman-only post

  04-09-2026 15:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Eleanora Folan, who describes herself as a communist and 'anti-Zionist', won a vote last month to represent the Eastern Region on the council in a women's role.
  
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• Andrew Tate is indicted for trafficking minors and sex with a minor: Prosecutors say he recruited UK girl, 15, and made nearly £1m from her 'webcam activity'

  04-09-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Romanian prosecutors officially indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on Friday for trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering
  
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• Woman, 46, whose notorious Cane Corso dogs killed boy, 11, spared prison because she experienced RACISM as a child

  04-09-2026 15:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Crystal MacDonald, 46, was found guilty earlier this year of criminal negligence over the death of Kache Grist, 11, who died inside her Edmonton, Alberta, home in 2024.
  
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• Republican politician 'plotted to plant cocaine in rival's purse' and was charged after his campaign manager wore a wire

  04-09-2026 15:19 via dailymail.com
  
  According to an affidavit, Thomas Ross asked his campaign manager to plant a small amount of cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill on Louise Secker in the days leading up to the primary.
  
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• Sainsbury's sacks 'beloved' worker who stepped in to help security guard restrain two shoplifters after he 'heard a woman screaming'

  04-09-2026 15:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Jorge Costa , 57, had worked at the Hertford superstore for two years and had earned a legion of fans for his 'dedicated' and 'exceptional' service managing the fruit and vegetable section.
  
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• Farage signs pact with French firebrand Jordan Bardella to 'stop the boats forever' - by sending migrants straight back

  04-09-2026 15:16 via dailymail.com
  
  In a speech to Reform conference in Birmingham, Jordan Bardella said National Rally would 'do everything' to ensure France is 'no longer the gateway for illegal migration into the UK'.
  
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• Remarkable moment survivor is rescued from Nepal tunnel nine days after deadly floods

  04-09-2026 15:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The stretcher-laden worker was one of two saved from a flooded hydropower project but dozens more are believed to be trapped after disaster struck the Nepal-Tibet border
  
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• Tensions spark in Lindsay Clancy trial as lawyer asks for juror to be removed

  04-09-2026 15:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case still have not reached a verdict (Picture: Amanda Sabga/Pool The Boston Herald)After six days of deliberations — and still no verdict — in the Lindsay Clancy trial, her defence team has now asked for a juror to be removed from the process.The Massachusetts mother, 36, is on trial for the murders of her three children: Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight, in January 2023.Clancy does not deny killing her children by strangling them with an ex
  
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• 'Reform donations scandal exposes arrogance and incompetence that could be Farage's undoing'

  04-09-2026 15:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The scandal shows a breathtaking level of arrogance - and incompetence - from Reform not to take more care when the party's finances are already under so much scrutiny
  
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