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• Sainsbury’s worker left ‘depressed’ after being fired for restraining shoplifter

  05-09-2026 19:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jorge Costa was fired from Sainsbury’s after intervening with two shoplifters (Picture: Change.org)A Sainsbury’s employee has been fired after intervening as a security guard fought to apprehend two shoplifters.Jorge Costa, 57, worked at the supermarket in Hertford for two years and was described as a ‘dedicated’ worker as he managed the fruit and vegetable section.However, his employment came to an abrupt end on July 1 when two suspected shoplifters tried to make off wi
  
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• Elizabeth Line disruption to last all day after trackside fire

  07-09-2026 09:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A trackside fire over the weekend is affecting the Monday commute on the Elizabeth line (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)Londoners face travel misery expected to last all day after a fire wreaked havoc near the railway line.
  The Monday morning commute is off to a difficult start after issues on the Elizabeth line.
  Vital electrical equipment was damaged in a fire on Saturday, with the effects felt on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express.
  Elizabeth line trains will not run up
  
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• Missing Brit, 23, who vanished from Lisbon boat party is found dead

  07-09-2026 09:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Julian Amaral, 23, vanished after a boat party in Lisbon last week, sparking a large-scale search involving police divers - officers confirmed his body was pulled from the Tagus River on Sunday
  
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• Chaotic scenes as hundreds of anti-migrant protesters descend on Portsmouth and clash with riot police after some 140 asylum seekers are rescued from 'mega-dinghy' and brought ashore 

  07-09-2026 09:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage posted to social media showed demonstrators crowded together near Eastney beach chanting 'stop the boats' and 'enough is enough'.
  
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• Van crashes into shop in Bolton as building collapses and road closed

  07-09-2026 09:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A building has collapsed in Bolton following a serious road traffic collision overnight, with the junction of St Helens Road and Morris Green Lane closed as a result
  
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• Exact date sun will set before 5pm as clocks go back earlier

  07-09-2026 09:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sun is setting earlier and earlier each day as autumn takes hold
  
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• Boy, 14, is speared in the back as tensions boil over in remote Northern Territory town

  07-09-2026 09:08 via dailymail.com
  
  A dispute between families in the Northern Territory has turned wild.
  
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• 'We only had our baby home for 5 days and sang his favourite song to him as he died'

  07-09-2026 09:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Luca Hayes was born seven weeks premature with a birth defect
  
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• 'NHS staff shouldn't be used as human punchbags - wave of violence is a disgrace'

  07-09-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anyone who abuses NHS staff should be under no illusion that such behaviour is somehow part of the rough and tumble of a busy hospital. It is unacceptable.
  
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• Domhnall Gleeson: ‘Cillian Murphy is my acting hero – he made me embarrassed’

  07-09-2026 09:00 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 PageIf you run into Domhnall Gleeson over the next few weeks, don’t be surprised if he’s whistling because he’s on top of the world right now.The 43-year-old star has two new movies set for release; he’s just starred in a Taylor Swift music video, and most excitingly (for me at least), his hit sitcom The Paper is back for a second season.
  
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• Anak Krakatau eruption - live: Airports close due to volcanic ash as 270,000 passengers stranded

  07-09-2026 09:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted this weekend, sending a cloud of ash 50,000ft into the sky and forcing the cancellation of all flights at the country's main airport
  
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• Gary Neville questions Xabi Alonso decision and predicts where Chelsea will finish after Arsenal loss

  07-09-2026 08:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chelsea should take ‘confidence’ from their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal, says Gary Neville (Picture: Sky Sports)Gary Neville says Chelsea are going in the ‘right direction’ under Xabi Alonso and should finish no lower than third in the Premier League this season.
  After winning their opening two matches against Fulham and Brighton, Chelsea were given their sternest test yet away to the champions Arsenal on Sunday.The visitors got off to a dream start as Morgan Rogers fired a br
  
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• Rio Ferdinand disagrees with Michael Carrick decision after Man Utd draw with Everton

  07-09-2026 08:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick has had a sticky start to the season as Manchester United manager (Picture: Shutterstock)Rio Ferdinand does not think Michael Carrick is picking the right centre-backs after Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Everton.The Red Devils continued a mixed start to the season with the draw at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, twice taking the lead and twice being pegged back.Benjamin Sesko looked like he had headed in the winner on 88 minutes, but a stunning Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  
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• 'Aggressive' podiatrist who told a young girl to remove her face mask during a foot appointment is struck off

  07-09-2026 08:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Gary Denby then emailed her mother after the consultation to say her daughter needed to eat her 'five-a-day'.
  
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• Donald Trump is now a ‘brunette’ – what’s going on with his hair?

  07-09-2026 08:45 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 no secret that Donald Trump takes great pride in his appearance, often bragging that he’s better looking than his opponents.Now, the President has unveiled what appears to be another new hairdo – this time, with a slightly different colour.In new photos of Trump taken on Friday, his blonde locks appear much darker, and people have take
  
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• NHS rationing means you have to weigh same as a sumo wrestler to get weight loss jabs

  07-09-2026 08:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A top doctor has revealed the staggering BMI people need to have to be granted weight loss jabs on the NHS - saying "it’s like saying you must have a heart attack before we’ll treat your high cholesterol"
  
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• Aussies seen hiding number plates after one council expands camera system, parking fines near $35m

  07-09-2026 08:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Drivers are using the sneaky tactic to stop parking cameras from identifying their vehicles, despite the practice being illegal.
  
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• Dementia patients missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to 'alarming' NHS postcode lottery

  07-09-2026 08:34 via dailymail.com
  
  People living in some areas are up to nine-times more likely to be prescribed the life-changing treatments than those living elsewhere, new data from NHS England reveals.
  
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• Woman sent £170 bill after five-minute drop-off at airport

  07-09-2026 08:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jopsie Eccles says they were told to pay £170 or go to court
  
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• Aussies roast Anika Wells' explanation for why nobody trusts politicians anymore: 'Lack of self-awareness'

  07-09-2026 08:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Albanese cabinet minister Anika Wells has been slammed after she complained about 'declining trust' in politicians.
  
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• Met Office maps show 57 areas face heavy rain on Tuesday as UK drenched – list

  07-09-2026 08:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's set to be a very wet start to the week - but it might just improve as the days go by - with a large band of rain moving in from the south west of England on Tuesday morning
  
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• Met Office maps show 57 areas face heavy rain on Tuesday as UK drenched by washout

  07-09-2026 08:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's set to be a very wet start to the week - but it might just improve as the days go by - with a large band of rain moving in from the south west of England on Tuesday morning
  
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• Labour 'chickens out' on curbing migrant rights: Shabana Mahmood vowed crackdown but nearly a year on she hasn't acted

  07-09-2026 08:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was last night accused of kowtowing to the Labour Left-wing after failing to bring forward 'urgent' immigration reforms.
  
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• Five killed as Amazon plane overshoots runway and crashes at Miami airport

  07-09-2026 08:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Five people died after an Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport on Sunday
  
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• Brewers Fayre closing all UK restaurants today — full list of 89 locations

  07-09-2026 08:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are restaurants all across the UK
  
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• Sydney footy club linked to three schoolboys accused of gang raping young girl, 17, sends letter to parents and players

  07-09-2026 08:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Officials confirmed that three boys accusedof the allegations had been connected with the club.
  
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• Anak Krakatau eruption - live: Airports close due to volcanic ash as 170,000 passengers stranded

  07-09-2026 08:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, sending a cloud of ash 50,000ft into the sky and forcing the cancellation of all flights at the country's main airport
  
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• Selfish ute driver is slammed for taking up four disabled parking spaces outside Bunnings: 'Out of this world'

  07-09-2026 08:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A Gold Coast man has slammed a driver after a ute towing a jet ski appeared to take up four accessible parking spaces outside a Bunnings store.
  
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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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