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• Rare two-headed baby turtle discovered with ‘two distinct personalities’

  08-10-2026 11:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  The tiny two-headed diamondback terrapin weighs just 5.2 grammes (Picture: Cape Wildlife Center/Cover Images)A rare baby turtle has been discovered with two heads – and seemingly two distinct personalities.The tiny diamondback terrapin weighing just 5.2 grammes was found at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the US.Despite having two fully formed heads, the youngster is said to be swimming and eating normally.It was taken to the Cape Wildlife Center in ne
  
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• Terrifying moment Martin Scorsese, 83, is ambushed by a fan signing autographs

  08-10-2026 16:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  A fan got too close to Martin Scorsese, forcing his security to intervene (Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for FLC)Martin Scorsese’s security team was forced to intervene when a fan approached the legendary director without permission.The 83-year-old was greeting wellwishers in Brooklyn on Tuesday, October 6, when the incident occurred.What should have been a friendly interaction between Scorsese and his fans quickly soured, however, when someone got too close to the filmmaker for co
  
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• Project linked to ‘Russian plague’ lab ‘received $800k from RFK Jr department’

  08-10-2026 16:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The grant was issued to a US university working with an organisation linked to the lab (Picture: Reuters)Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly sent almost $1,000,000 of taxpayer money to a research project linked to the Siberian Plague Lab.The National Institutes of Health, which Kennedy oversees, granted $800,000 to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2025 and 2026.The university was conducting a partnership with Russia’s Institute of Cytology and Genetics, which has also worked wit
  
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• Floods bring chaos to busy street leaving businesses and homes without water

  08-10-2026 16:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the main streets in Brighton's historic town centre is totally unrecognisable after heavy rain on Tuesday left the holes created by on-going roadwork totally submerged
  
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• Alan Shearer makes Manchester United vs Tottenham prediction

  08-10-2026 16:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Saturday’s Old Trafford meeting is ‘massive’ for Manchester United and Spurs, says Alan Shearer (Picture: PA)Alan Shearer has predicted the points will be shared between Manchester United and Tottenham in what he describes as ‘the biggest game’ of the weekend’s Premier League action.It has proven an immensely disappointing start to the season for both clubs heading into Saturday’s crunch match at Old Trafford, with Michael Carrick and Roberto De Zerbi a
  
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• Two injured after shots fired in German town as residents told ‘not to leave homes’

  08-10-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A major police operation is underway in the Berngau area of Bavaria, Germany, following a shooting with at least two people reportedly injured and residents told to stay indoors.
  
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• Journalist filmed lashing out at Cornell city council during fiery meeting and shouts that they've failed to afford gang rape accused any due process

  08-10-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Political commentator Michael Tracey shouted during a city council meeting that the 'Cornell 7' have not been afforded any due process.
  
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• Canadian taxpayers fund vile pro-October 7 poet who wrote: 'Praise the paragliders... their triumphant descension'

  08-10-2026 16:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The piece titled 'FLOOD' by Toronto poet Bahar Orang appeared in a new edition of online journal The Ex-Puritan.
  
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• Hear’Say and Liberty X reveal ageless looks as they confirm joint tour

  08-10-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hear’Say and Liberty X are reuniting for a mammoth tour (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage for ABA)All five members of Liberty X are back together and joining forces with Hear’Say for a joint tour in the ultimate 00s collaboration.The bands are set to embark on a 13-date arena tour, 25 years after they battled it out on ITV’s Popstars.Liberty X’s Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young, Jessica Taylor, Kevin Simm and Tony Lundon have all signed on, while Suzanne Shaw, Noel Sullivan,
  
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• Little boy killed by falling electronic display board is pictured, as school tells family he was pushing it back and forth before it toppled on him

  08-10-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  An autistic little boy was killed in a Florida elementary school under staff supervision after a 120-pound display board fell on top of him.
  
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• DC Insider poll: Trump recently likened loyal aide Natalie Harp to a Price is Right model. Which TV show would you like to see them go on together?

  08-10-2026 16:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Make your voice heard in this week's DC Insider poll - we'll share the results in next week's edition!
  
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• Martin Lewis lists top three things he'd like from Chancellor John Healey in the Budget

  08-10-2026 16:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Celebrity and financial expert Martin Lewis wants John Healey to tackle issues impacting students through the pensioners in the looming Budget
  
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• Hunt for teen who hurled rock through dying man’s window during his final hours

  08-10-2026 16:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Barry Millward’s family were shocked when a rock flew through his window hours before he died (Picture: Adam Millward/Cover Images)A dying man’s family were horrified when a rock was hurled through his window during the final hours of his life.
  Barry Millward, 50, was being cared for by his family on the last evening of his life on September 26.
  Barry’s sons Adam and Darryl and their aunt Sarah were watching a film when the rock smashed through a glass door panel at the proper
  
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• Trump-backed Senate hopeful grilled over her husband's 'shadow lobbyist' ties and $50,000 taxpayer-dollar grab shaking up nail-biter race

  08-10-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Iowa Republican Senate candidate and current Congresswoman Ashley Hinson denied that her husband was a 'shadow lobbyist' during a Wednesday debate.
  
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• Harrowing true story behind sad photo of hospital bedside vigil: Happy couple were expecting their first child when tragedy struck... now she's on trial for homicide

  08-10-2026 16:15 via dailymail.com
  
  New York landscaper Daniel Waterman, 22, died on October 8 last year from injuries sustained eight months earlier, when his girlfriend, Leigha Mumby, 25, swerved into a tree at 93mph in Florida.
  
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• Private school, a $4million home, a Woolworths executive father: Inside the privileged life of teen charged with ramming Newcastle Knights fans in a gold BMW - as neighbours reveal repeated warnings about 'hooning'

  08-10-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Details have emerged about Indika Samarasinghe's privileged eastern suburbs life, his parents' high-profile jobs and how his arrest has rocked an elite Sydney school community.
  
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• Andrew WINS High Court battle as police admit raids on Sandringham and Windsor were unlawful

  08-10-2026 16:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenged the legality of searches at Wood Farm in Sandringham and Royal Lodge in Windsor.
  
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• Brian Brobbey injury update ahead of Sunderland vs Brighton

  08-10-2026 16:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey (Picture: Getty)Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey will miss this weekend’s Premier League clash with Brighton after injuring himself on international duty.Brobbey scored his first league goals of the season before the international break, netting a hat-trick in Sunderland’s 5-3 defeat to Manchester City.But the Dutch striker is now set for a period on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury during the Netherlands’ 1-1 draw with Germany
  
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• Moment porch pirate brazenly steals wine, champagne and designer gear while wearing ankle tag in spree only stopped by victims' 'doorbell footage dossier'

  08-10-2026 16:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Ronald De-St-Aubin, 61, robbed homeowners in the affluent Parsons Green, in west London, of parcels including champagne, designer clothing and wine.
  
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• M&S’s iconic treat from the 90s that shoppers are desperate to eat

  08-10-2026 15:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shoppers have been reminiscing about a forgotten favourite (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)It’s no secret that we love an M&S treat, and the retailer is constantly coming out with new products in its Foodhalls.Most recently, the brand has been unveiling its upcoming festive launches, with everything from Clemoncello to Lasagne Cups.But there’s one item many people have been desperate to get their hands on. Tragically, though, it no longer exists.Brits have been begging Marks &
  
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• Family told 'don't come or we'll lock you out' after booking £3.4k holiday

  08-10-2026 15:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sara Baeur, a chocolatier from Montana, USA, booked a place to stay in Northern Morocco for next year's total solar eclipse, only to be contacted by the host who had an unwelcome message for her
  
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• BBC pays white workers less than ethnic minority colleagues in almost every pay band

  08-10-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The BBC pays white employees less than ethnic minority colleagues on average in most pay bands - but white staff are still paid more overall, figures show.
  
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• Man who claimed £70k in single-person benefit busted after facebook engagement post

  08-10-2026 15:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After being tipped off that Colin Hegarty was 'not declaring his true living arrangements', the DWP found an incriminating photo of the couple whilst trawling social media
  
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• Air fryer warning over cooking common side dish this week issued by Philips expert

  08-10-2026 15:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Air fryer chef at Philips, Martin Senders, has issued a word of warning to people cooking at home
  
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• The Uprising isn’t a Robin Hood film – and it isn’t good either

  08-10-2026 15:50 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 PageSadly, the most interesting thing about The Uprising is the marketing mess it embroiled itself in, just weeks out from release, when the studio blinked last minute and suddenly unveiled it as a ‘Robin Hood origin film’ in America.However, the UK distributor disagreed and stood firm in its conviction that this movie was about the Peasants’ R
  
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• Key strain of flu detected in UK 'mutates' as NHS warns of 'ominous' signs

  08-10-2026 15:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flu is at the ‘highest levels we’ve seen’ by this date as people urged to get vaccinated
  
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• Ed Miliband embraces Ukrainians at scene of Putin bombing raid that killed 22 as Britain announces new sanctions on Russia

  08-10-2026 15:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The crackdown was announced as the Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (pictured) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the site of a Russian missile strike on aresidential building.
  
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• Woman ‘fatally shoots husband in chest during row over gun safety’

  08-10-2026 15:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Dawn Freeman had reportedly expressed concern about husband Bradley leaving his guns lying around (Picture: Cambria County Prison)A Pennsylvania woman has been accused of killing her husband after he was fatally shot during an alleged row about gun safety — with investigators claiming she said she fired the trigger to ‘show him a lesson’.Dawn Freeman, 44, is facing charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person following the inciden
  
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• Andrew WINS High Court battle as police admit raids on Sandringham were unlawful

  08-10-2026 15:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor challenged the legality of searches at Wood Farm in Sandringham and Royal Lodge in Windsor.
  
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• Royal Navy sailor in high-level security role 'used dark web to spy for Russia'

  08-10-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act (NSA) and today appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court
  
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