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• Putin says plot to launch attacks on British soil is a ‘military secret’

  02-09-2026 10:32 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 PageVladimir Putin has once again taunted the UK by saying it’s a ‘secret’ whether he will target British drone sites.The president was asked yesterday evening at a press conference in Kyrgyzstan how Russia will respond to the UK’s giving weapons to Ukraine.Smirking, he told the Russian state media broadcaster RT: ‘It’s a
  
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• My dad paid scammers £11,000 in cash — he’s too ashamed to admit it

  07-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Martin’s concerned his 82-year-old dad has been scammed (Picture: Getty Images/Maskot)Scammers are out of control, conning millions of honest Brits out of almost £1.3billion last year alone.Last week, even London’s mayor Lord Sadiq Khan revealed he’d fallen victim to fraud after being ‘wrongly’ convicted for failing to tax a car he never even owned.Today’s Money Problem comes from Martin, a 54-year-old warehouse manager from Essex, whose elderly dad has
  
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• I wanted a break with less travel, stress and cost — so I tried a ‘micro-stacyation’

  07-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Staying in London is pretty great, especially from the ninth floor (Picture: Jed Bradley)All summer, we’ve had headlines about border chaos and hour-long security queues.So much so that I started questioning whether my usual hop to Europe was really worth the stress (or the money… we’re all broke, aren’t we?)Months after the EU rolled out its new Entry/Exit System (EES), some airports are still struggling with the manual labour of fingerprinting and photographing on fir
  
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• Everything changes for Shona and Jodie on Coronation Street with a blast from the past

  07-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Twisted sisters. (Picture: ITV)Is it possible for Jodie Ramsey’s (Olivia Frances-Brown) sibling rivalry with Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) to get any more messed up? Anything’s possible for Coronation Street’s most twisted sisters…Unpopular opinion – Shona is an idiot.
  Maybe I’m being a little harsh. But why would you let a woman with a clear track record of trying to seduce your husband back under your roof?All right, maybe Jodie has offered some support by
  
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• Amazon’s Second Chance Deal Days are back with huge savings on tech, coffee machines and more

  07-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  If you’re a bargain hunter, you need to know about Amazon’s Second Chance Deal Days, which have made their return for another year. It’s ideal timing if you’re looking for a new coffee machine for less than £110, or a designer handbag that’s bee
  
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• A stroke at 22 made me believe I was five years old again

  07-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bethany’s life changed very quickly (Picture: Supplied)One week after graduating from university, Bethany Taylor’s life was turned upside down, when a stroke left her believing she was just five years old.Until that moment, the 22-year-old had been enjoying the chaos of student life in her last year at  Edinburgh University, with a dream of working in the civil service. ‘I had it all sorted out,’ Bethany tells Metro. ‘I applied for jobs when I was in my f
  
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• BBC News presenter reveals incurable cancer diagnosis

  07-09-2026 07:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Maryam Moshiri revealed she has been undergoing treatment for a rare blood cancer, which came with severe side effects (Picture: Getty Images)BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri revealed she has been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
  The presenter of The World Today with Maryam Moshiri shared she received the diagnosis of polycythaemia vera (PV) in November 24.
  The 49-year-old has been undergoing treatment for the rare type of cancer, but the disease will be in her body ‘until the day I d
  
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• Dramatic footage shows rescue crews climbing into Amazon cargo plane that overshot runway in Miami as airport faces scrutiny for not using hidden safety system

  07-09-2026 07:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The plane was landing at Miami International Airport from San Juan, Puerto Rico when it overran the runway on Sunday at around 2pm and 'struck multiple vehicles' on Northwest 42nd Avenue.
  
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• Judge refuses to send young drug dealer, 20, to prison because of his appearance

  07-09-2026 07:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Hamish Craig Larnach, 20, was arrested after selling an undercover police officer around $700 worth of MDMA.
  
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• Jamie Carragher fires warning to £64m Arsenal star after Chelsea win

  07-09-2026 07:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Getty)Jamie Carragher issued a stern warning to Viktor Gyokeres after Arsenal’s Premier League victory over Chelsea.Mikel Arteta’s side maintained their perfect start to the new season with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.Arsenal conceded for the first time in three games when former transfer target Morgan Rogers volleyed home inside two minutes.But Kai Havertz equalised against his former
  
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• Two people die after light plane crashes near Brisbane and sparks huge bushfire

  07-09-2026 07:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A light plane has crashed south of Brisbane, sparking a huge bushfire.
  
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• Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes appears in trailer for 'secret' new documentary

  07-09-2026 07:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of the disgraced biotech company Theranos, 42, welcomed a film crew into her home 34 days before she was sent to prison.
  
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• The lesser-known French theme park with a mini-farm that’s cheaper than Disneyland Paris

  07-09-2026 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘Every grown-up was once a child, but few remember’: a famous quote from the book that inspired this gorgeous little theme park (Picture: The Little Prince)You’d need to be living on Uranus not to know Disneyland Paris, but have you ever heard of Le Parc du Petit Prince?Set in the Alsace region of France, this lesser-known theme park is primarily aimed at children up to the age of 11, so I went with my husband and five-year-old daughter to see what it was all about.We’ve
  
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• Trump's new uniform design for Space Force bears uncanny resemblance to 'the bad guys from Star Wars,' critics say

  07-09-2026 07:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Many were taken aback when Trump posted a new 'Service Dress Uniform' for the force titled 'Next Generation' which directly references the 1997 film Starship Troopers.
  
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• Iran to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz as war continues

  07-09-2026 07:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 20% of global oil traded passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the war, which sparked after joint US-Israeli strikes were carried out on several key Iranian site in February
  
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• Doctor says 'it presents differently' after BBC star's incurable cancer news

  07-09-2026 07:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Blood cancer often presents in much more subtle ways
  
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• Full list of all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre locations shutting this week

  07-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Beefeater restaurant chain is closing all of its 106 branches on Thursday. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)Almost 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants across the UK are set to close their doors this week.A total of 89 Brewers Fayre restaurants will close today, Monday, September 7, while 106 Beefeater locations will shut on Thursday, September 10.Owned by Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, the company first announced that both restaurant brands would close back in April.Whitb
  
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• Shocking video shows popular Mexican firework show descend into chaos, leaving 10 people dead and 64 injured

  07-09-2026 06:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Pyrotechnic material exploded Saturday night during a festival honoring a patron saint next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo.
  
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• Adelaide Crows 'blackface' fan unmasked as club stalwart and Superfan of the Year Colleen McKaye - as she goes into hiding

  07-09-2026 06:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman at the centre of a blackface scandal at Saturday's AFL elimination final says she is 'deeply distressed' and refusing to take phone calls from her friends.
  
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• Crows blackface fan unmasked as club stalwart and Superfan of the Year - as she goes into hiding from friends and family over racism row

  07-09-2026 06:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman at the centre of a blackface scandal at Saturday's AFL elimination final says she is 'deeply distressed' and refusing to take phone calls from her friends.
  
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• Australia gets a new shape in world map - as debate erupts over controversial changes

  07-09-2026 06:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The UN General Assembly voted to back the Equal Earth cartographic projection in a bid to provide what it described as a 'more accurate representation' of the world's land masses.
  
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• AfD wins German state election in first far-right victory since World War 2

  07-09-2026 05:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The candidate for governor said the party has "written history" and has a clear mandate to govern after winning a key state election in the eastern region of Germany
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of Aussies will get a cash windfall before Christmas after $170million class action victory over 'worthless' Allianz insurance - but time is running out to claim your share of the fortune

  07-09-2026 05:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Letters have been dropping into mailboxes across the nation telling affected customers to expect a payment into their bank account before the end of the year.
  
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• Aussie taxpayers forced to compensate prisoners as judges slash sentences amid overcrowding crisis

  07-09-2026 05:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Convicted crims are receiving compensation payments and, in some cases, reduced jail terms as the prison overcrowding crisis deepens.
  
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• Political enemies take a brutal slap at Australia's youngest senator Charlotte Walker, 22 - photoshopping her into a baby car seat... after she posted a video of herself covered in sausage roll crumbs

  07-09-2026 05:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson has slammed Australia's youngest Senator Charlotte Walker, after a bizarre video where she eats a sausage roll on camera.
  
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• Harrowing audio reveals fire crews racing to Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami that left five dead and five injured

  07-09-2026 05:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Images from the scene show the plane, with Amazon branding, precariously close to a building. Smoke can be seen billowing from the aircraft.
  
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• Pauline Hanson throws her support behind One Nation's Victoria leader following explosive report alleging he had a secret life of illicit drug use

  07-09-2026 05:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Pauline Hanson has defended her Victorian leader, following a bombshell claim about his past.
  
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• Fireworks explosion leaves 10 people dead and 64 injured at popular festival

  07-09-2026 05:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Pyrotechnic material exploded Saturday night during a festival honoring a patron saint next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo.
  
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• Aussies lose it at council for 'wasting' $52,500 on road safety markings that stretch only a few metres: 'Disappointing'

  07-09-2026 04:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The road markings can be seen at several locations along Beach Road in Kingston Beach, 16km south of Hobart, and resemble blue waves.
  
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• Anak Krakatau eruption - live: Airports remain shut due to 'volcanic ash' as 170,000 passengers left stranded

  07-09-2026 04:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, sending a cloud of ash as high as 50,000ft into the sky and forcing the cancellation of all flights at the country's main airport
  
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