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• Police impartiality 'under threat from Muslim staff groups who defend Hamas'

  21-09-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Muslim police who defend Hamas are damaging forces' impartiality. Analysis of officer affiliations revealed some are entering 'contested ideological, religious or political territory'.
  
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• Britain becomes nation of armchair explorers as less of us visit new places - study

  23-09-2026 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three quarters of Brits in a study said they are more likely to Google a nearby county and look at its highlights on a screen than go and visit the destination itself
  
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• United Airlines passenger says she was trapped next to man who was performing vile act while staring at her... and airline workers did nothing to help

  23-09-2026 23:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The pediatric crisis therapist was flying to Boston on September 3 to spend a weekend with her friends.
  
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• Former boy genius who shocked the world by exposing massive Microsoft security flaw at just FIVE years old suffers epic downfall as he's arrested

  23-09-2026 23:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Kristoffer Von Hassel was once a celebritiy across the world after discovering a glitch on his father's Xbox, but now his name is in the news again for the wrong reasons.
  
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• New Vocational GCSEs and No10 North work experience scheme unveiled

  23-09-2026 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As part of plans to overhaul the education system, Andy Burnham will on Thursday unveil new Vocational GCSEs alongside boosted access to work experience opportunities
  
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• Labour warned not to 'sabotage young people's futures' in GCSE review which will usher in 'Creative Media Production' and 'Child Development'

  23-09-2026 23:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Education Secretary Lucy Powell wants to elevate vocational subjects to the same level as academic disciplines by offering new job-focussed GCSEs.
  
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• Truro bonfire night fireworks cancelled for second year as locals left furious

  23-09-2026 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Locals have been left angry after a popular bonfire night and fireworks display in Truro which would have attracted around 5,000 people has been cancelled again
  
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• AI mural in ‘home of Banksy’ slammed for getting Bristol so wrong

  23-09-2026 23:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  A wonky mural in the ‘home of Banksy’ has been slammed for being designed by AI and full of mistakes –(Picture: Bristol 24/7 / SWNS)It is well known AI will come for all our jobs – even street artists. A vinyl mural in the ‘home of Banksy’ has been called a ‘slap in the face of Bristol’ for its AI design.Graffiti artists are in uproar over the AI depiction of the creative centre of the south west that was slapped on the side of the Jolly Colliers
  
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• 'Andy Burnham's right to say football booze ban is unfair - but a sober debate is needed'

  23-09-2026 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are now two generations separating today's younger fans with the violence that marred the sport in the 70s and 80s. But it's not as simple as letting supporters off the naughty step after 40 years
  
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• 'Let football fans have a pint — it’s time to scrap this outdated drinking in stands ban'

  23-09-2026 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Football's long-standing alcohol restrictions could be costing lower-league clubs thousands of pounds every year, adding another layer to the debate over whether supporters should be allowed to enjoy a pint while watching their team
  
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• Burnham finally comes up with a policy... to lift the booze ban on football terraces

  23-09-2026 23:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister said it was time to end the 'discrimination' against football fans, in which they are banned from drinking alcohol in the stands.
  
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• Woman 'is gang raped on migrant dinghy during Atlantic crossing': Three men are arrested

  23-09-2026 23:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The alleged attack happened at high sea on an inflatable dinghy during a horrific crossing in which more than a dozen people are believed to have died.
  
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• Tories slammed for benefits pre-loaded cards scheme - 'built on stigma, not solutions'

  23-09-2026 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A similar model of pre-paid cards was proposed by ex-Tory Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith during the austerity years - but it was eventually dropped
  
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• British man suffered fatal cardiac arrest when Singapore Airlines flight was hit by extreme turbulence, inquest hears

  23-09-2026 23:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Geoff Kitchen, 73, was sitting beside his wife Linda on the flight from London Heathrow to Singapore when the Boeing 777 suddenly encountered extreme turbulence.
  
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• Missing American, 46, found dead abroad in padlocked room with limbs bound

  23-09-2026 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tamir Nadav, 46, had been missing for more than two weeks when cops found him locked in a room with his hands and feet bound at his home in Maringá, Brazil
  
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• Andy Burnham says Budget needs to 'get balance right' on tax hikes

  23-09-2026 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he was conscious that taxes had gone up in 2024 and 2025 as previous Chancellor Rachel Reeves battled to fix the mess the Tories left of the public finances
  
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• Andy Burnham hints 'unfair' ban on football fans drinking in stands could be lifted

  23-09-2026 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a staunch Everton fan, said it was unfair that football supporters can’t enjoy a match-day pint in the stands like rugby or cricket fans
  
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• OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese confirms, as he slams CEO Sam Altman's attitude about the 'unacceptable' incident

  23-09-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Anthony Albanese has revealed An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent infiltrated Medicare.
  
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• Kemi's ruthless crackdown on benefits street: Tory leader says those who have not worked long enough will see handouts cut 30% and they will be barred from spending the rest on booze, cigarettes and betting

  23-09-2026 23:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday night launched plans for a tough new crackdown on Britain's ballooning benefits bill.
  
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• Emmerdale ‘confirms’ who exposes Thea and Serena at last

  23-09-2026 23:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah’s suspicion grows (Picture: ITV)DS Thea Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) arrived in Emmerdale with one goal – destroy Kim Tate (Claire King).Viewers of the ITV soap spent weeks speculating just why Thea wanted to get revenge on Kim, and what connection they shared.It was eventually revealed that Thea is Kim’s secret daughter, having been put up for adoption shortly after birth. Thea managed to track Kim’s location but, before she actually got to the village herself, she aske
  
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• RAF Valley crash: Video shows Hawk jet coming down and exploding on Anglesey

  23-09-2026 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Hawk T2 plummeted to the ground in North Wales moments after taking off, with witnesses reporting a 'big bang' and flames coming from the jet
  
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• Wokest LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman opens up huge lead over Karen Bass in latest poll, with just weeks until election day

  23-09-2026 22:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The poll also found that a great deal over voters remain undecided. Raman's lead was revealed days after Los Angeles's police union accused her of pledging to push socialist policies.
  
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• Mike Tindall reveals his rugby-loving father Phil has died aged 80 after long battle with Parkinson's

  23-09-2026 22:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The former England rugby star, 47, who is married to Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall, 45, said his father passed away last week.
  
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• 'Perfect teacher' who groomed and sexually assaulted 12 youngsters faces jail

  23-09-2026 22:20 via dailymail.com
  
  An award-winning teacher was behind bars last night after being convicted of grooming and sexually assaulting 12 of his pupils.
  
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• Hugh Grant's PA 'was driven to the brink of suicide' by her own 'stalker' mother who tried to rope actor into row, court hears

  23-09-2026 22:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Laura Peel, 39, asked her mother Michelle Scully, 60, to help with childcare following the birth of her son with her City lawyer husband.
  
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• Putin suffers 'humiliating' loss as Zelensky warns of further 'pain' for Russia

  23-09-2026 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Volodymyr Zelensky says that if Vladimir Putin's forces continue to target Ukraine's energy system, then it will be a 'painful' winter for Russia
  
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• Boy, 9, died after police worker ‘deliberately mistreated’ him in bedroom of horrors

  23-09-2026 22:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Catherine Walker was jailed for six years after the boy was discovered unresponsive in his roomA woman living in relative luxury had a dark secret hiding in her home on the outskirts of Sherwood Forest.Behind a bedroom door only lockable from the outside, a nine-year-old boy was slowly dying in destitution.Catherine Walker, 47, had become his legal guardian but his room was left in squalor, a stark contrast to the rest of her comfortable house in Warsop, a parish in Nottinghamshire.There w
  
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• That really is a takeaway! Moment police disguised as food delivery driver and street cleaner pounce on knife suspect

  23-09-2026 22:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Roy Hallissey had been keeping clear of officers despite regularly turning up at a market in Poplar, east London.
  
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• Top snooker stars have ‘massively unfair advantage,’ says Chris Wakelin

  23-09-2026 22:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  World number 12 Chris Wakelin feels in too privileged a position (Picture: Getty Images)Chris Wakelin says he is feeling the benefit of a ‘massively unfair advantage’ as a top 16 player in the current snooker landscape.The 34-year-old is firmly inside that elite group at number 12 in the world, havign won last season’s Scottish Open and produced a string of other good runs in ranking events.It is a great time to be in the top 16 as many tournaments have moved to tiered draws,
  
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• Seattle's woke mayor mocked after announcing she's splurging $1.7m of taxpayer cash on security for rough city's SUPERMARKETS

  23-09-2026 22:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Seattle mayor Katie Wilson sparked outrage over a plan to spend $1.7million on security for the city's crime-ridden supermarkets.
  
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