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• Professor sacked for being suspect phantom urinator

  12-10-2026 17:43 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 PageAn American college was caught in a string of pee-soaked incidents last year, with a professor sacked over the strange crime spree.Science professor Paul Fischer, 55, was reported by a Macalester College student after she discovered her bag was covered in yellow liquid while working in the science centre.The campus had been plagued by a series of bizarr
  
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• Half of young adults find money talk 'awkward' - missing chance to boost savings

  14-10-2026 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Half of young adults find money chats so awkward they’d rather clean the oven, but experts suggest opening up could help grow savings.
  
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• Revealed, final hours of the tiger attack victim: Former child actor, 24, mauled to death at Yorkshire zoo shared series of photos online documenting his day before horror unfolded

  14-10-2026 12:55 via dailymail.com
  
  William Chapman, 24, who was classed as vulnerable with a history of 'significant' mental health problems, jumped into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• I used to work at Number 10. I've turned my garden shed into a fully equipped survival bunker after hearing these dire warnings. Here's what I'm stocking up on...

  14-10-2026 12:52 via dailymail.com
  
  I had long thought those who prepared for disaster were a couple of litres short of a jerry can; the type whose bookshelves might contain the well-thumbed works of conspiracy theorists.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand reveals how Sir Alex Ferguson would have reacted to Lisandro Martinez’s Man Utd rant

  14-10-2026 12:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lisandro Martinez would have been ‘gone’ under Sir Alex Ferguson, says Manchester United icon Rio FerdinandThere is ‘not a chance’ Sir Alex Ferguson would have stood for Lisandro Martinez’s comments following Manchester United’s defeat to Atletico Madrid – and the defender would likely have been moved on.That’s according to Rio Ferdinand, who, on his YouTube channel, recalled how the likes of Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jaap Stam were all &ls
  
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• Pastor, 41, hit by falling 'Everything's Unmissable' sign at Christian music festival died of blunt force trauma, inquest reveals as wellwishers raise nearly £250,000 for his family

  14-10-2026 12:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Guanco, 41, never came home from the Big Church Festival (BCF) in Steyning, West Sussex, after the large wooden archway gave way on August 28.
  
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• Katie Price lashes out at lawyer of ex-husband Kieran Hayler after she is accused of 'lying' during heated exchange at rape trial

  14-10-2026 12:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Kieran Hayler, 39, has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016, which he denies.
  
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• DWP says 115,000 people have made state pension payments after one 'check' - how to do it

  14-10-2026 12:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an update this week urging people to check the online government tool
  
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• Tesco is making a major change to how you can earn Clubcard points 

  14-10-2026 12:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tesco is giving shoppers more ways to earn Clubcard points (Picture: Shutterstock / JuliusKielaitis)If you’re a Tesco Clubcard holder, there’s good news.The retailer has just announced a major expansion to its list of partners, with more than 500 new places being added.This means Clubcard members will now have hundreds of places where they can earn points as they shop, whereas previously they could only do so at 13 spots outside of Tesco.
  As well as earning points when you buy your
  
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• Mikel Merino makes bold Arsenal Champions League claim after Lille victory

  14-10-2026 12:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino (Picture: Shutterstock)Mikel Merino believes Arsenal are ‘ready’ and capable of winning the quadruple this season after continuing their unbeaten start to this season’s Champions League.Goals from Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka saw the Gunners ease to a comfortable 3-0 victory against Lille at the Emirates.Mikel Arteta’s side have now won 14 consecutive matches in the tournament’s league phase as they look to go one bet
  
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• Wheelchair-bound amputee, 71, with one leg is told he must supply more proof before he gets a blue parking badge

  14-10-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Wheelchair-bound amputee Nigel Ward, 71, said journeys will be 'troublesome' without a blue badge, after his application for the parking permit was denied by Norfolk County Council.
  
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• Woman fled home after sexual abuser released from prison showed up at her window

  14-10-2026 12:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jessica was only nine when she was sexually abused (Picture: SWNS)A woman was forced to flee her home after a neighbour who sexually abused her was released and began taunting her from his window.Jessica Jones, 32, was just nine when a male family friend tried to rape her while he was babysitting her at his house.Abuser Raymond Longstaffe had persuaded her mum to let Jessica and her brother stay the night.He led Jessica into his bedroom, stripped off her clothes and attempted to rape her while
  
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• Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to 35,000,000 UK credit card holders ahead of rate rise

  14-10-2026 12:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin warned the Bank of England may soon increase the base rate (Picture: Getty)If you’re one of the more than 35.3 million UK adults with a credit card, Martin Lewis has some urgent advice.In the latest edition of his newsletter, the Money Saving Expert (MSE) founder warned people to take advantage of 0% balance transfer deals, as they may soon be harder to come by.‘For most of the last year, apart from the usual competitive flick-flacks, top balance transfer deals &mda
  
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• Controversial 00s BBC series accused of body-shaming tipped to return after 19 years

  14-10-2026 12:41 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 PageTrinny Woodall has said she’s in talks to revive the infamous hit makeover show What Not to Wear.The show was a ratings win for the BBC back in the noughties, as millions tuned in to see fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah Constantine ambush women who had been nominated by their mates because they needed a fashion intervention.Trinny and Susannah were kn
  
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• Top energy boss says households 'seriously struggling' even before winter price surge

  14-10-2026 12:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of one of the UK's biggest energy companies has issued a warning about prices and debts ahead of this month's Budget
  
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• Ruth Ellis: Family of last woman to be executed in UK finally get headstone for grave 70 years after death

  14-10-2026 12:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ruth Ellis' family will finally have a headstone to mark her grave in Amersham after she was granted a posthumous conditional pardon earlier this year 'to recognise a profound injustice in this exceptional case'
  
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• 'Keep condensation away' with woman's simple 62p item window hack

  14-10-2026 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This could reduce the risk in homes during winter months
  
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• Hospice nurse says warning sign on skin appears days before death

  14-10-2026 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Julie McFadden has been a hospice nurse for 16 years and she has now opened up about a terminal ulcer that can develop rapidly on skin when someone is approaching the end
  
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• Trump posts bizarre AI video parodying Yorkshire zoo tiger attack that shows president wrestling and taming the beast

  14-10-2026 12:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump posted an AI video parodying the Yorkshire zoo tiger attack on social media, showing the president wrestling and taming the wildcat. 
  
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• Wheelchair-bound amputee with one leg is told he must supply more proof before he gets a blue parking badge

  14-10-2026 12:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Wheelchair-bound amputee Nigel Ward, 71, said journeys will be 'troublesome' without a blue badge, after his application for the parking permit was denied by Norfolk County Council.
  
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• NATO fighter jets scrambled as Russia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine

  14-10-2026 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NATO has been forced to scramble fighter jets after Russia launched another huge overnight drone assault on Ukraine, triggering fresh air alerts along the alliance's eastern flank
  
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• Children today face a tougher upbringing than 'privileged' older generations and are branded 'snowflakes' to ease guilt of having 'messed it up for them', MPs told

  14-10-2026 12:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Professor Peter Fonagy, who chaired the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism, said children face a bleaker future than their parents.
  
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• Russell T Davies blasts BBC boss’s ‘clumsy’ Doctor Who remarks after starting from scratch

  14-10-2026 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Russell T Davies is one of the UKs most respected TV writers (Picture: PA)Russell T Davies has blasted BBC boss Matt Brittin like an angry Dalek after he made a ‘clumsy’ remark about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who.
  Brittin, who took over as the BBC’s new director general in May this year, came under fire last month after saying he’d seen a ‘pretty good’ episode of Doctor Who which had been generated by AI.
  The Beeb boss later joked at a staff town hall
  
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• Spinal injury patient recalls horror of being allegedly doused in petrol and set on fire at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital

  14-10-2026 12:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Randovan Banic suffered serious burns and is now in intensive care following the alleged attack at Prince of Wales Hospital.
  
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• Illegal travellers camp built on the sly is told to pack up and leave Buckinghamshire village site

  14-10-2026 12:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Workmen began laying hardstanding for caravans on a field in Ashley Green, Buckinghamshire, at 9.30pm on Thursday, April 2.
  
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• New 'soft and cosy' £10 Lidl jacket like £98 Next version - in stores Thursday

  14-10-2026 12:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lidl has a new addition to its fashion range that could rival a pricier alternative on sale at Next
  
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• Martin Lewis advice on how to avoid DWP £117.22 payment risk

  14-10-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People approaching a key wages threshold could go over limit and be forced to pay money back
  
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• Emmerdale casts Angela Hazeldine for Samson story and it’s her sixth soap role

  14-10-2026 12:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  She’s a soap mainstay! (Picture: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar)As Emmerdale kicks off a storyline surrounding the return of Samson Dingle (Sam Hall), bosses have drafted in a soap heavyweight to undertake her sixth soap role!Angela Hazeldine will be heading back to the Yorkshire Dales after playing farmer Lara way back in 2018, this time as a new character who’ll be involved in the process of Samson’s prison release.Her most prominent role in soap came in Channel 5’s Family A
  
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• Andy Carroll says 'well known footballers' told him they have been sexually assaulted after he opened up about his own abuse

  14-10-2026 12:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The 37-year-old footballer shared in Owning It, his new book, that he was 'traumatically' assaulted several years ago after having a 'few drinks'.
  
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• HSBC cuts cost for customers 'from Thursday' in 'welcome move'

  14-10-2026 12:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts said it was good news
  
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