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• Revealed: Why Gen Z think babies born today could live to 150...

  05-10-2026 02:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The survey of more than 2,200 British adults found that six in ten of Gen Z are actively taking steps to improve their health with the specific aim of living longer.
  
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• Nasa shares image of spooky ‘witch head’ spotted lurking in deep space

  06-10-2026 14:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Witch Head Nebula, officially known as IC 2118, appears to resemble the profile of a witch in deep space (Picture: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cover Images)We’re just a few weeks away from Halloween, and Nasa has shared an appropriately spooky sight lurking in deep space.The eerie image shows a nebula that seems to resemble a witch’s head in profile — and has been given the fitting name ‘Witch Head Nebula’.Officially known as IC 2118, the ghostly formation lies between th
  
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• British ex model fraudster who left hundreds of UK expats out of pocket through collapsed firm in Costa Blanca is jailed in Spain

  06-10-2026 14:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Ex model Jody Pearson, also known as Jody Smart, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars in Costa Blanca after she left hundreds of expats out of pocket through her collapsed firm.
  
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• Police 'not looking for third party' after girl, 11, found dead in park near cricket club

  06-10-2026 13:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the body of the girl, 11, was discovered in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, following a missing persons report from her family on Sunday
  
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• This simple switch can ease back pain — as long as you’re prepared to feel like a ‘loser’

  06-10-2026 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Some women have shared investing in a good quality backpack has been a ‘game changer’ (Picture: Getty Images)It’s a milestone I’ll never forget: the Christmas when I asked for a Le Creuset mug, rather than a new lip gloss.Don’t get me wrong — I have no clue how my boiler works, but when I take a sip out of that £22 mug, I feel like a woman.And for TikToker, Chantelle Louise, another significant moment in a young woman’s life, is the day she ditche
  
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• Emmerdale confirms Sadie ending with huge twists as Patsy Kensit exits

  06-10-2026 13:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  The end is coming, but how will Sadie exit? (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV)Sadie King’s (Patsy Kensit) Emmerdale return has been absolutely everything we wanted it to be, hasn’t it?She’s just as manipulative, money-hungry and immoral as she ever was; a true viper masquerading as an uber-seductive bombshell, her cruel intentions masked by layer upon layer of pure glamour.Arriving – again – by helicopter, dressed in the finest funeral couture, she immediately began we
  
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• Chancellor holds showdown talks with banks amid fears of Budget tax raid to help fill black hole in nation's finances

  06-10-2026 13:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Ahead of his first fiscal showpiece on 28 October, Mr Healey is having to find nearly £5billion to fund the Government's Defence Investment Plan.
  
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• Inside Russia's 'plague cover-up' from second death to doctor's warning for Brits

  06-10-2026 13:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A second death has been reported in Russia after a 'plague outbreak' left the Kremlin scrambling. Many fear Vladimir Putin is covering up the true reality of the health crisis, but how worried should we be?
  
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• Meghan's Sussex squad fans 'terrorise' British priests and hound one off social media in row over advent calendar

  06-10-2026 13:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has launched her new £112 ($148) gourmet chocolate advent calendar in an online advert in which she wore £75,000 ($100,000) worth of clothing and jewellery.
  
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• Kieran Hayler 'told girl he raped to take it to the grave' as court hears 13-year-old was left in tears by encounter

  06-10-2026 13:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The woman, now aged 23, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said Hayler - who denies the allegations - raped her on three different occasions when she was 13.
  
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• British Airways flight returns to London after dropping more than 27,000ft in minutes

  06-10-2026 13:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  A long-haul flight to Chicago had to make a U-turn back to Heathrow (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)A British Airways flight from Heathrow was forced to return after hours in the air following a technical glitch.
  Passengers on board the BA295 flight from London Heathrow to Chicago were left confused following a sudden U-turn.
  The Boeing 777 took off from the UK’s busiest airport at about 12.15pm yesterday and headed towards Ireland ahead of the Atlantic crossing.
  But less than an hour in the ai
  
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• Boats bound for people smugglers that can carry up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel are seized at UK airport

  06-10-2026 13:42 via dailymail.com
  
  The nine metre long vessels were intercepted at East Midlands Airport after intelligence officers identified them hidden in pallets aboard an air freight shipment.
  
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• France facing major nationwide day of action - why school protests are tearing up country

  06-10-2026 13:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of young people have been arrested in France as nationwide school protests over the education system continue - organisers are calling for another 'day of action'
  
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• Aussie father-of-two who served tours in Afghanistan and trained Ukrainian troops is identified as corporal killed during army training exercise

  06-10-2026 13:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Corporal Brendan Hannam died in a training exercise on Monday when a military vehicle rolled.
  
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• Big Brother must punish transphobia – prejudice isn’t an opinion

  06-10-2026 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  I would bet my house that Phillip has never met anyone who identifies as a fridge because (Picture: ITV)‘Me, growing up, my generation, it was ‘him’ and ‘her’. Now everything’s different. If you wanna be classed as a fridge, you’re classed as a fridge.’Watching Big Brother over the weekend, as Phillip Regan – a gay man – talked about pronouns in a broader conversation about trans rights, I felt bitterly saddened.Transphobia doesn&rsquo
  
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• Germany’s former spy chief arrested over ‘spying for a foreign agent’

  06-10-2026 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  August Hanning worked for Germany’s federal intelligence from 1998 to 2005 (Picture: AP)Prosecutors have opened a case into one of Germany’s former chief spies after he allegedly obtained classified information for a ‘foreign power’.August Hanning, the former chief of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, has also been arrested on charges of espionage and treason.Hanning worked at the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005, and was arrested at his h
  
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• Winter Fuel Payment and Warm Home Discount warning as thousands lose money

  06-10-2026 13:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are six steps you need to take, according to consumer expert Dom Littlewood
  
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• Boys aged 12 and 14 arrested over Nottingham city centre fire which shut down city roads

  06-10-2026 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two children aged 12 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a 'large-scale blaze' in Nottingham city centre as an investigation is now underway
  
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• Lost film of first Battle of Hastings re-enactment unearthed after 60 years

  06-10-2026 13:24 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 PageA remarkable time capsule film capturing the very first Battle of Hastings re-enactment has been unearthed and restored after nearly 60 years.The colour movie has been brought back to life almost six decades on after the footage was handed to English Heritage.The charity says the film provides a unique insight into a pioneering attempt to recreate England&rs
  
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• MPs call for investigation after Brit Epstein whistleblower dies

  06-10-2026 13:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British whistleblower Simon Andriesz, 57, who claimed to have discovered emails linking US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead last month
  
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• Ukraine blitzes Moscow with the second largest drone strike of the war

  06-10-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Two men, aged 71 and 20, were killed on the outskirts of the city while nine others were injured and dozens of homes obliterated, according to Russian authorities.
  
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• ‘Plays like a child’ – Teddy Sheringham claims Arsenal star ‘doesn’t understand’ his position

  06-10-2026 13:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham (Picture: Getty)Teddy Sheringham has criticised Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres, suggesting the striker ‘plays like a child’ and does not understand his role as a centre forward.Gyokeres arrived at the Emirates last summer, joining Mikel Arteta’s side from Sporting CP after scoring 97 goals in 102 appearances for the Portuguese side.The Swedish striker amassed a respectable 22 goals in all competitions over the course of his debut seas
  
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• Greatest driving songs of all time revealed and 1970s classic tops list

  06-10-2026 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four in 10 of those asked say they love nothing more than belting out their favourite tunes at the top of their lungs behind the wheel, singing an average of seven times a week in the car
  
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• Exasperating to his friends, infuriating to his foes, but entertaining to the end: Jeffrey Archer's outrageous life saw him survive prison with help from a murderer and amass a £200m fortune

  06-10-2026 13:09 via dailymail.com
  
  By the time of his death yesterday, Jeffrey Archer had not only sold more than 320million books, but lived a life more curious, colourful and outrageous than any he could have concocted on the page.
  
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• Actor realised he needed scooter after role in Gregg Davies comedy

  06-10-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He's now fundraising after battling bowel cancer in 2006 and 2025
  
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• Darts star who unexpectedly beat Luke Littler was sacked from his job at Abercrombie & Fitch

  06-10-2026 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  World champion Luke Littler was shockingly beaten in the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship by a man who was recently working in retail
  
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• School horror as eight children 'stabbed at random by student from another school' in Turkey

  06-10-2026 13:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The horrific incident saw eight female students being stabbed at the Sheikh Shamil Imam Hatip Middle School in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul
  
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• Police given extra powers to deal with schoolchildren in London over fears students set to 'target Tesco' in raid

  06-10-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A Section 35 Order lasting from 2pm until midnight was issued for Woolwich, London, after a social media post went viral on TikTok.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans think everyone missed Joe Lycett’s ‘total foot in mouth moment’

  06-10-2026 13:04 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 PageIt’s the moment that Michael Sheen called out at the Celebrity Traitors roundtable.Yet still some BBC viewers think sufficient ink has not been spilled over Joe Lycett’s appraisal of Julie Hesmondhalgh’s acting ability.Enter this article. Lycett may not think the former Corrie star is a Traitor, but whether he believes she’s any good
  
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• The ‘extraordinary’ London attraction that’s decaying and at risk of being lost forever

  06-10-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Palm House is ‘deteriorating’ (Picture: Getty Images)More than 2.5 million people visit Kew Gardens each year, but no trip is complete without a look around the iconic Palm House.Inside you’ll find more than 1,000 rare and endangered species of tropical flowers, palms and plants, including the world’s oldest potted plant – an Eastern Cape giant cycad that arrived at Kew in 1775.The great glass building has been hailed as one of ‘Britain’s great wond
  
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