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• RAF Fairford plot foiled after suspect dialled 999

  29-09-2026 22:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  One of the suspects is believed to have called 999 before the farmer saw them (Picture: Getty)The suspected terror plot, which would have attacked RAF Fairford, was intercepted after one of the suspects involved rang the police.One of the five men arrested reportedly called 999 before the group were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences.
  The Times reported that police are investigating whether the group members were acting as proxies for Iran.
  It was initially reported that a farmer driv
  
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• Readers weigh in on Burnham’s proposals to change the triple lock

  30-09-2026 19:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss the Labour Party Conference, tube etiquette and whether it’s acceptable to ask to swap seats on the train (Picture: Getty Images)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'This is a scandal'I did not vote Labour at the last election simply to see pensioners disadvantaged by the removal of the triple lock.
  In case you hadn’t realised, pensioners in the UK are bumping along the bottom of the pay charts, alongside th
  
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• Detective admits upskirting teenage girl with his phone

  30-09-2026 19:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Detective Constable Lee Harshey-Jones, 45, was previously hailed for his work as a lead investigator in the horrific murder of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths (Picture: Wales News Service)A detective has admitted upskirting a teenage girl.Lee Harshey-Jones, 45, admitted a count of voyeurism when he appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.The detective constable was the lead investigator in the case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, who was murdered by his grandparents, M
  
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• Stock trading ban DIES as Republican 'poison pill' with Trump loophole crashes and burns

  30-09-2026 19:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The US Senate failed to advance a ban on stock trading in the US Congress, meaning that it will not be sent to President Donald Trump's desk.
  
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• Star Wars Jedi 3 to be revealed this year and launch in 2027 claims insider

  30-09-2026 18:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cal’s swansong (EA)A reliable insider claims we could see the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor before The Game Awards, ahead of its launch next year. While the Star Wars franchise is at a low ebb across film and TV, it’s arguably never been better when it comes to quality video games. We’ve already had the likes of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Star Wars Outlaws in recent years, and Star Wars Zero Company went above and beyond expectations this year. If the promisin
  
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• Pictured: Two boys and girl killed after car plunged into River Wear - as police confirm surviving teen arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

  30-09-2026 18:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Three teenagers who died after a car smashed through a barrier and plunged into the River Wear have been pictured.
  
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• Millie Mackintosh's new man revealed: She was devastated after her shock break-up with husband Hugo Taylor... but now we reveal the fitness fanatic putting a smile back on her face

  30-09-2026 18:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Walking hand-in-hand on a dog walk in Chelsea last Friday, Millie grinned alongside her muscular brown-haired companion. The pair looked smitten and struggled to keep their hands off of one another.
  
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• Piers Morgan leaks proof he’s suing Earl Spencer after ‘egregious lies’ in book

  30-09-2026 18:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan has produced the receipts in his row with Earl Spencer (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)Piers Morgan has publicly shared legal correspondence concerning Earl Spencer after Princess Diana’s brother denied the broadcaster was taking legal action against him.The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 61, posted what he described as proof of the dispute on social media, revealing a letter sent by his lawyers to Penguin over claims made about him in Spencer’s new book, Swan
  
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• Trans rape suspects may be called men, Crown Prosecution Service decides in wake of legal challenge

  30-09-2026 18:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Barristers have been told that 'where it is appropriate' they can address biologically male trans women as men when they are facing allegations of sexual violence.
  
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• BBC removes article which claimed bare fingernails trend is 'racist and classist'

  30-09-2026 18:34 via dailymail.com
  
  A BBC article about how a viral manicure trend is 'rooted in white supremacy' has been permanently removed after it broke editorial standards.
  
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• Pictured: Three teens killed after car plunged into River Wear

  30-09-2026 18:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Three teenagers who died after a car smashed through a barrier and plunged into the River Wear have been pictured.
  
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• Bay Area firefighter wanted on vilest of charges may have faked his own death, FBI warns

  30-09-2026 18:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Charles Johnathen Harris was added to the Most Wanted List three years after he reportedly drowned in a boating accident in Suisun Bay in Dutton Island.
  
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• River Wear latest: First pictures of three teens dead after car plunged into water

  30-09-2026 18:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two teen boys and one girl died after the Audi A3 they were in plunged into the River Wear in Sunderland - a 17-year-old boy who survived has been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving
  
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• Ghosts of the past and a yearning for a time and place that were never really quite there...

  30-09-2026 18:21 via dailymail.com
  
  In the end, I surprise her; turn up at Stornoway Airport to see my girl off after four weeks in the isle of Lewis.
  
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• The 3 best shoulder season destinations that aren’t too popular (yet)

  30-09-2026 18:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  A holiday without the crowds? Welcome to shoulder season (Picture: Getty Images)September is a funny old month.
  One day, the sun is shining, and it feels like summer is still hanging on.
  The next it’s grey and miserable, and you’re boiling the kettle for a hot water bottle.So it’s no surprise more people are ditching the hot-and-cold weather for warmer climes before winter officially sets in.Coined ‘Super September’ by ABTA in its Travel Trends 2026 report, it
  
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• Trump targeted by Iran as brazen midterm meddling plot is revealed

  30-09-2026 18:15 via dailymail.com
  
  The regime's elite military force branded Trump's allies evil, deceitful and violent, and blamed them for the state of the country.
  
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• Former Crystal Palace youth player jailed for murder — as victim dies 15 years after attack

  30-09-2026 18:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordan Burton, released by Crystal Palace aged 13 due to an injury, was found guilty of murder on Tuesday following a trial at the Old Bailey and was sentenced at the same court on Wednesday
  
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• Retiring rock legend sparks Glastonbury rumours with suspicious tour gap

  30-09-2026 18:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a suspicious gap in Sir Rod Stewart’s final tour (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)Sir Rod Stewart has left a rather suspicious Glastonbury-shaped hole in the middle of his final ever tour.The Maggie May legend, 81, has announced The Final Encore, bringing more than six decades of life on the road to an end with a mammoth run across the UK and Europe in 2027.But eagle-eyed fans studying the dates may notice there is plenty of room for one particularly enormou
  
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• 'My family were inside playing games - I was outside swigging gin'

  30-09-2026 18:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hattie Underwood tells how hitting rock bottom saw her bin the booze for good, as Sober October invites drinkers to swap pints and hangovers for clearer heads in a 31-day challenge to go alcohol-free
  
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• Flasher neighbour performed sex acts in front of widow and fondled bras on her washing line for over 10 years

  30-09-2026 18:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Margaret Day was proud of her garden and always enjoyed sitting out in it. 
  
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• Andy Burnham says there are 'strong indications' Iran is involved in RAF Fairford 'terror plot'

  30-09-2026 18:03 via dailymail.com
  
  RAF Fairford has been used in recent months by US bombers to launch air strikes against Iran which has been at the centre of speculation about whether it was involved in the drama on Sunday.
  
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• Football Manager 27 release date confirmed as new deep dive released

  30-09-2026 18:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  A makeover of sorts (Sega)Sports Interactive has announced the release date for Football Manager 27 and they’re very keen to show off the graphics.After last year’s entry became one of the worst received ever, fans are hoping for a return to form with the next game, which is being promoted as a full recovery from the franchise’s recent turmoil.As announced today, Football Manager 27 will launch on November 10, 2026 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, priced at &poun
  
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• Burnham hints at election pledge to rejoin EU - and possibly another referendum - months after saying he wouldn't reverse Brexit for fear of damaging democracy

  30-09-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham used his Labour conference speech to blame Brexit for many of the country's issues, saying he will spell out options at a summit with Brussels later this year.
  
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• Small boat 'one in, one out' deal with France scrapped after just over a year

  30-09-2026 18:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The Home Office announced the scheme - which allowed Channel small boat migrants to be returned to France - was 'no longer processing new cases'.
  
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• Victims of crime will be left in fear by Labour's 'shameful' prison early release scheme, watchdog warns, just hours before soft justice bonanza kicks off

  30-09-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  About 700 criminals serving sentences of up to 19 months will be released across England and Wales on Thursday this week.
  
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• So that’s what Burnhamism is all about

  30-09-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivering his keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)If you heard a faint fizzing sound around 2.30pm yesterday, it may have been your local economist popping open a celebratory bottle of Champagne.That was the moment Andy Burnham did something in his speech to Labour conference that, even 24 hours beforehand, felt politically impossible – he announced the end of the state pension triple lock.Actually, not even that. He
  
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• Little person internet star and his shaven headed girlfriend are charged with torching church

  30-09-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  An internet famous couple have been charged with arson in connection to a fire that destroyed a home and a church in Charleston, West Virigina.
  
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• I'm 56 but look years younger. The reason I look so good? I don't have children. Before the inevitable pile-on begins, there IS evidence that having kids turbocharges ageing: INGE VAN LOTRINGEN

  30-09-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  My sore joints and inability to remember anyone's name may tell a different story, but I don't look my 56 years. People often ask me how I look so young - and my answer has proved controversial.
  
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• Andy Burnham says 'strong indications Iran played a part' in RAF Fairford 'terror plot'

  30-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said investigators believe foreign actors were involved at the incident near RAF Fairford, which has been used by US bombers to launch air strikes against Iran
  
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• Andy Burnham 'concerned' over losing Man City owners in fallout to Premier League scandal

  30-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prime minister has addressed the unfolding scandal at Manchester City, who have been found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules over a nine-year period
  
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