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• Russia 'is plotting assassinations in US and European countries supporting Ukraine'

  17-09-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The FBI revealed on Tuesday that they'd thwarted a plot to kill a prominent Russian dissident believed to be living in Washington DC.
  
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• Fly-tipper caught in sting operation that had GPS tracker hidden inside hot tub

  18-09-2026 10:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Council officers tracked an illegal dump by hiding a device in the lid of a discarded hot tub (Picture: Wakefield Council / SWNS)A fly-tipper was caught in the act dumping waste by a secret GPS tracker hidden in a discarded hot tub.Kacper Kruk was fined almost £2,500 after being tracked discarding waste next to household bins by council officers in a sting operation.The 26-year-old was investigated by Wakefield Council after people reported paying what they believed to be a legitimate was
  
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• Man feared dead after being ‘thrown around’ in shark attack off Australian beach

  18-09-2026 10:35 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 swimmer was mauled to death by a shark in front of beachgoers in Western Australia.
  Perth beaches are in a lockdown after the alarm was raised this morning at about 10.30am local time.
  The emergency services were alerted to Sorrento Beach after reports of the attack, which happened around 164 ft from the shore.
  The male swimmer was seen getting into diffic
  
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• Coronation Street legend supports TV star daughter ahead of new chapter

  18-09-2026 10:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Tina is firmly behind her daughter’s new career move (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)Daughter of Coronation Street stars, Tina O’Brien and Ryan Thomas, Scarlett Thomas is gearing up to launch her music career, with her mum firmly backing her next steps in the entertainment industry.17-year-old Scarlett has already shown she inherited her famous parents’ acting chops with a role in Waterloo Road.She played Izzy Charles, the daughter of Donte, played by her real-life uncle, Ad
  
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• Moment Harry ignores question about Earl Spencer's book but admitted his first two weeks back in UK have been 'eventful' amid war of words between the King and Diana's brother

  18-09-2026 10:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The Duke of Sussex was all smiles as he made his first public appearance at the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards at the historic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich on the banks of the Thames.
  
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• School shooting leaves at least three dead and many more injured after 16-year-old embarks in gun rampage in Philippines

  18-09-2026 10:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Three people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including the 16-year-old suspected gunman, with eight others injured, the town's mayor said.
  
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• ‘We’re forced to push our full wheelie bins half mile up hill – it’s a real pain’

  18-09-2026 10:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chris Godson can’t get his rubbish collected after the changes (Picture: Cover Images)After a council deemed a road too dangerous for bin lorries, homeowners are being forced to drag their own wheelie bins half a mile uphill.Tunbridge Wells Borough Council says it has called a stop to collections from land off Bishop’s Lane in Cranbrook, Kent due to safety concerns.But the people living in the 12-home stretch, many of whom are elderly or immobile, have dismissed these concerns and a
  
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• 'The Met Police failed our brother': Putney Pusher suspect's sisters condemn force for 'negligent' handling of case after he took his own life - and say DNA test will clear his name

  18-09-2026 10:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The 44-year-old private banker was under suspicion of being the jogger who pushed a woman headfirst into the path of an incoming bus on Putney Bridge, south-west London, in May 2017.
  
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• 'I worked for King Charles and he made his feelings about Princess Diana's death clear'

  18-09-2026 10:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, has made a series of bombshell claims in his new book, including one about the reaction he claims King Charles had to his sister's death
  
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• Two men throw punches at each other during flight from Bangladesh to London, with one man losing his T-shirt during the brawl

  18-09-2026 10:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The men grappled and struck each other over seats as several people attempted to separate the pair.
  
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• Brit who has seizures since violent mugging now fights for life after having a fit during family holiday to overcome the trauma and smashing his head

  18-09-2026 10:08 via dailymail.com
  
  A British man who suffers from seizures is fighting for his life in Spain after hitting his head during an episode while on a family holiday. 
  
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• Woman dies after horror Tesco car park smash in front of horrified shoppers

  18-09-2026 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman who was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash at a Tesco car park in Essex has tragically died despite the efforts of medics
  
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• Why is the international break three weeks long? England’s four games explained

  18-09-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  England have a busy international break ahead of them (Picture: FIFA via Getty)The first international break of the season is just around the corner – but it will look and feel a lot different than normal.Traditionally, international breaks have lasted for two weeks with each country playing two games during the fortnight of action.But this international window will last for three weeks, from September 21 until October 9, with European teams each taking part in four Nations League group s
  
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• Hollyoaks star Rebecca Ryan reveals Jonah drug story spirals ‘out of control’ and how Beth will react

  18-09-2026 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beth has no idea what Jonah is up to – but that will change (Picture: Lime Pictures)Beth Keane (Rebecca Ryan) admitted to having a sense of relief in Hollyoaks after the truth about son Maddox’s (Sam Meyer) parentage was exposed but little does she know what other secrets hide in plain sight.
  The matriarch of the Channel 4 soap’s newest clan has proven a true force to be reckoned with since making her dramatic comeback to the eponymous village earlier in the year, demonstratin
  
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• RNLI suspends services in Portsmouth after volunteers abused for saving migrants by far-right thugs

  18-09-2026 09:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham earlier this month hit out at 'appalling' abuse directed at hero crews after they were labelled as traitors online by far-right thugs for rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel
  
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• Key Friday £3,088 alert over ISA mistake as HMRC gives update

  18-09-2026 09:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New figures from HMRC show that 154,100 people made unauthorised withdrawals
  
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• Joao Pedro injury update ahead of Brentford vs Chelsea

  18-09-2026 09:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joao Pedro is a major doubt for Chelsea’s trip to Brentford on Friday (Getty)Joao Pedro is set to miss Chelsea’s Premier League match against Brentford on Friday, according to reports in Brazil.The 24-year-old has been one of Chelsea’s standout performers under Xabi Alonso with three goals and an assist in four Premier League games so far and was also named as the division’s Player of the Month for August.However, Pedro was not part of Chelsea’s open training sessi
  
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• New wildcat species has been found for the first time in more than 100 years

  18-09-2026 09:49 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 new wildcat species that had been living in the forest of Bolivia unnoticed has been discovered, marking the first new living cat species in more than a century.The feline, which is smaller than the average domestic cat, has been known to local communities in Bolivia’s Yungas forest as the Tilcayo.Part of a group called tiger cats, which can be found
  
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• Kit told he could die in Coronation Street as he gets cancer update

  18-09-2026 09:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  The heartbreaking reality (Picture: ITV)The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated September 18. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) headed to another appointment with his doctor in Coronation Street today, following the news he has cancer.After the death of a relative, Kit, Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove) and Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) discovered that the family has hist
  
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• Putin planning ‘rocket and drone strikes against Nato countries’

  18-09-2026 09:44 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 PagePutin plans to launch hybrid attacks using rockets and drones targeting countries supporting Ukraine, Poland’s Prime Minister said.
  Countries flanking the war-torn Ukraine continue to be on high alert after repeated Russian attacks near the Nato border.
  The protracted Russia-Ukraine war has already spilt across the borders, with Poland bearing the brun
  
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• Burnham scrambles to revive stalling EU 'reset' bid in talks with Irish PM - as Brussels plays hardball on trade and youth free movement

  18-09-2026 09:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is set to meet his Irish counterpart Micheál Martin at so-called 'No10 North' in Manchester this morning.
  
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• Giorgia Meloni scraps road tax for millions of Italians

  18-09-2026 09:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Giorgia Meloni will scrap road tax for millions of Italian drivers as the government seeks ways to boost support ahead of a national election in 2027.
  
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• 'I saved £1k a month since I was 18 - now I own two houses at 24'

  18-09-2026 09:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jacob Waddington plans to add a third 'doer-upper' to his portfolio in the near future
  
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• Man admits trying to rape woman on Tube carriage in ‘horrific’ late-night attack

  18-09-2026 09:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Vincent Saxon, 54, dragged the lone woman to the floor of the Tube carriage during the terrifying attack (Pictures: British Transport Police)A man has admitted trying to rape a woman on a London Underground train.Vincent Saxon, 54, dragged the lone woman to the floor of the Tube carriage during the terrifying attack.It happened on a Bakerloo Line train between Waterloo and Lambeth North in central London at around 11.40pm on July 11.The woman bravely fought back, and Saxon fled the tr
  
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• Blow for Putin as Ukraine launches huge drone attack on Moscow during election

  18-09-2026 09:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The attack - involving more than 350 drones - came as three days of voting got underway in Vladimir Putin's 'sham' election for Russia's parliament
  
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• Medics rush to Heathrow runway after American Airlines jet declares mid-air emergency

  18-09-2026 09:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pilots on an American Airlines has been forced to divert a flight from Delhi to New York and head for Heathrow Airport after a medical emergency onboard
  
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• Woman, 29, has rare condition and can only have tea and biscuits

  18-09-2026 09:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leah Smith started to get severely bloated every time she ate
  
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• Twenty women had mastectomies they didn't need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits

  18-09-2026 09:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Patients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their breast could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.
  
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• Razorlight reveal how they ‘rebuilt total breakdown of trust’ after epic fallout

  18-09-2026 09:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Razorlight are celebrating a milestoneAndy Burrows and Johnny Borrell sit side-by-side in a darkened tour bus rattling in the wind on the Northumberland coast. At 1.30am after their headline set at Lindisfarne Festival, they are due back on the bus to depart for London again. It’s just like old times – except it’s not. Come 2006, Razorlight had set the indie-rock scene on fire with their debut album Up All Night with breakout singles Golden Touch and Stumble and Fall
  
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• 230 most dangerous areas for knife crime in UK identified with plans to increase CCTV and police patrols

  18-09-2026 08:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police chiefs have identified more than 230 small areas in England and Wales with the highest concentration of knife crime, with targeted measures set to be brought in to save lives
  
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