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• Print manager says £5 notes can be wiped almost clean of ink using an eraser 

  28-10-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bank chiefs claim the new notes are so durable they will last twice as long as the old fiver. But print centre manager Stuart McLean, of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, has exposed a serious flaw.
  
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• Husband, 45, is charged with murder after GP is found dead 'while hosting sleepover' at her home near Sandringham estate

  06-10-2026 20:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Cain, who was in her 40s and worked as a GP, was found dead at her house in Dersingham, Norfolk, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Bin lorry driver arrested for 'drug driving' after refuse truck smashes into three cars and house

  06-10-2026 20:39 via dailymail.com
  
  In dramatic scenes, the truck left a trail of destruction after it careered into vehicles before crashing into the porch of a property in Cleveleys, Lancashire, last Friday.
  
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• All the most shocking Cornell 7 texts and phone calls, as Jane Doe and students she sued accuse one another of lying

  06-10-2026 20:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Here, the Daily Mail looks at all the text messages and phone calls between the so-called 'Cornell 7' and Jane Doe.
  
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• Man, 45, is charged with murder after GP is found dead at her home near Sandringham estate

  06-10-2026 20:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Cain, who was in her 40s, was found dead at her house in Dersingham, Norfolk, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Horror as Texas mom allegedly stabs her husband and two young kids inside home in early morning attack

  06-10-2026 20:20 via dailymail.com
  
  A Texas mother of two is now facing attempted murder charges after she allegedly attacked her husband and young children with a knife before sunrise.
  
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• Controlling boyfriend who flushed partner's rabbit down toilet in ten-month campaign of abuse before fleeing to Thailand sobs as he's jailed for nine years

  06-10-2026 20:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicholas Cash, 26, sobbed as he was sentenced to almost 10 years after subjecting Olivia Croft to ten months of vile abuse.
  
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• Man charged with murder of GP during children’s sleepover party

  06-10-2026 20:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with the murder of a ‘lovely GP’ who had been hosting a children’s party at her farmhouse near Sandringham Estate.Mark Cain, 45, was arrested after Hannah Cain’s body was discovered in the £800,000 property in Fern Hill, Dersingham early hours of Sunday.A post-mortem examination took place yesterday but her cause of death has not been established.Mark Cain, of Fern Hill, Dersingham was charged with Hannah’s murder on Tuesday.He has been
  
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• US lawmakers plot 'more execution methods' as Christa Pike survives botched injection

  06-10-2026 20:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tennessee politicians want to 'broaden' the methods used to kill death row prisoners following the botched execution of Christa Pike - with 'no method off the table'
  
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• Moment cocaine-fuelled teen celebrates after knocking man unconscious in vicious unprovoked attack - before kicking him in the head as he lies comatose

  06-10-2026 20:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Jayden Swift punched the innocent man after he came to the aid of another poor victim who the 19-year-old had 'punched 20 times' and left unconscious just moments earlier.
  
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• Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised pleads guilty to neglect

  06-10-2026 20:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, where dozens of local parents attended.
  
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• Young woman is stalked, attacked and robbed in broad daylight on Atlanta street... while passersby just watch on

  06-10-2026 19:55 via dailymail.com
  
  A six-foot crazed Atlanta man violently followed, assaulted and robbed a Georgia State University student in broad daylight while bystanders watched.
  
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• Boy, 17, hit with more charges over claims he murdered boy, 4, as he slept in perfect white picket fence home

  06-10-2026 19:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Seven armed people jumped out of two stolen cars and fired 84 bullets into four occupied homes on a residential street in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
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• Democrats open a 16-point lead in the midterms among Independents as Trump's approval tanks

  06-10-2026 19:48 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump's approval rating is stuck at the lowest level it has ever been.
  
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• Military veteran Democrat lawmaker blames PTSD as he's arrested for driving while twice the legal limit and smashing into stop sign

  06-10-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Oregon Democrat lawmaker Paul Evans has blamed his struggle with PTSD after he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk at twice the legal limit and crashing into a stop sign.
  
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• First picture of girl,16, left to die in the road after ‘hit-and-run’

  06-10-2026 19:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl left to die in the road after being struck by a car has been pictured for the first time.Nadia Mucha, aged 16, was found lying in the road on Rooks Nest Road, Wakefield at around 8.33pm on Tuesday 29 September.She was taken to hospital where she sadly died four days later.Following enquiries made by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, a 25-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning (5 October) on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.He has since been bailed pending f
  
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• Stunning New England development of modern farmhouse-style homes plunged into chaos over fears dead bodies are buried under construction site

  06-10-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The construction company owners Dave and Joshua Onofrio said that the stones were moved from the site and the bodies are in a local cemetery.
  
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• Zack Polanski faces internal Green revolt over 'Zionism is racism' motion as party's deputy Welsh leader quits amid anti-Semitism storm

  06-10-2026 19:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The self-described 'eco-populist' is facing a storm of criticism after Green members backed a motion at the party's conference this weekend declaring 'Zionism is racism'.
  
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• Police open fire at Sweden's Royal Palace as 'man with weapon' spotted

  06-10-2026 19:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have opened fire outside Sweden’s Royal Palace this evening after a man was reportedly acting aggressively with a weapon
  
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• Chantelle Cameron confirms positive talks for Claressa Shields ‘super fight’ next year

  06-10-2026 19:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cameron has her targets set on the ‘GWOAT’ (Picture: Getty)Chantelle Cameron hopes a ‘super-fight’ with Claressa Shields will be soon agreed for early next year with talks over what weight their contest will be fought at progressing well.Cameron, formerly the undisputed super-lightweight world champion, currently possesses three of the four major world titles up at super-welterweight after outclassing Mikaela Mayer in Birmingham in August.Already WBO champion, she added
  
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• Kick political activism out of the classroom to stop teachers 'brainwashing our children' with trans ideology and 'white privilege', says Laura Trott

  06-10-2026 19:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Laura Trott said the Conservatives would ban teachers from discussing contested beliefs in the classroom such as 'white privilege' and that people can change their biological sex.
  
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• Reform branded 'too nasty for nasty' Tories after Kemi Badenoch dismisses coalition plot

  06-10-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour critics mocked the prospect of a right-wing coalition between Reform and the Tories, saying Nigel Farage's party are even 'too nasty for the nasty party'
  
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• Reform branded 'too nasty for nasty party' Tories after Kemi Badenoch dismisses coalition plot

  06-10-2026 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour critics mocked the prospect of a right-wing coalition between Reform and the Tories, saying Nigel Farage's party are even 'too nasty for the nasty party'
  
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• Would you wake up a tube-napper? Readers weigh in

  06-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss the etiquette of falling asleep on public transport (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'I have appreciated being woken up on the few occasions I have dozed off'You asked the etiquette on whether to wake people up if they were sleeping on the Tube (Metro, Tue). I have appreciated being woken up on the few occasions I have dozed off. Missing your stop is not nice.
  Also, I have twice wok
  
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• EastEnders Jess and Lee twist and major return confirmed as new spoilers reveal what happens next

  06-10-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  A big shock about Jess confirmed (Picture: BBC / Metro)The twists just keep on coming in EastEnders as Lee Carter (Danny Hatchard) harbours a big secret regarding partner Jess after the shocking reveal that sister Nancy (Maddy Hill) is carrying their baby.
  Nancy returned to the Square in secret earlier this week but, as is often the case in Walford, nothing stays hidden for too long, with news of her comeback swiftly reaching Linda (Kellie Bright), who demanded answers.Left with little choice,
  
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• Russian oil tanker ‘blows up’ covering holiday hotspot in plumes of smoke

  06-10-2026 19:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Huge fire engulfs a burning oil tanker off Sochi, as black smoke blankets Russian popular Black Sea resort
  (Picture: east2west news)A Russian oil tanker has exploded off the coast of Sochi.Plumes of smoke can be seen for miles at the Russian holiday hotspot on Tuesday night.Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the fire at the time of writing.It came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new sanctions packages targeting the supply of critical components and equipment for w
  
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• British adventurer who has travelled 31,000 miles around the world finally lands back in UK 28 years later after swimming the English Channel

  06-10-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Karl Bushby, 57, started his global odyssey from Chile in November 1998 with the simple aim of becoming the first person to continuously circumnavigate the world on foot.
  
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• Humiliation for Kash Patel as 'hollowed out' FBI hits news low... and agents deploy secret tactics for survival: 'Never been this bad'

  06-10-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Inside the hulking concrete edifice of the J Edgar Hoover building in downtown Washington, the nation's most experienced federal agents are paralyzed by fear.
  
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• 'Beautiful' girl, 16, dies after being found in road near Wakefield bus stop

  06-10-2026 19:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nadia Mucha, 16, tragically died after she was found lying on Rooks Nest Road, Wakefield, at around 8.33pm on September 29 - a man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• 'If you're going to promise an Iron Dome - you had better make sure it is not an iron colander'

  06-10-2026 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard writes for The Mirror as the Tories launch plans for a missile defence system similar to Israel's 'Iron Dome'
  
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