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• Sandra Bullock reveals she was ‘asked to drop her pants while auditioning for perverts’

  14-09-2026 16:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sandra Bullock has spoken about those early Hollywood experiences (Picture: Getty)Sandra Bullock has opened up about the misogyny she faced as a young actress trying to break into the industry.Nowadays, the 62-year-old actor has made a big name for herself in Hollywood as a certified movie star, but there was a time when she was still trying to find her feet in the business we call show.Discussing those early days, she told industry friend Jennifer Aniston the grimmer side of her path to fame.&
  
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• Trump's new restrictive green card policy starts TODAY as immigrants brace for applications to be denied

  18-09-2026 19:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump's new rules on green card dispersals took effect Friday, allowing federal officials to check whether applicants will need social benefits before approval.
  
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• Rapist policeman in line to keep his full pension AND his £150,000 payout

  18-09-2026 19:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A rapist police officer who retired after his arrest may keep his full pension including a £150,000 lump sum despite committing a string of sex crimes, the Mail can reveal.
  
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• My date could only orgasm while clutching onto me – it was a turn off

  18-09-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  These thrusts did absolutely nothing for me, but everything for him (Picture: Getty Images)‘Ugh’, I tried to adjust under my date Gareth* just before his climax, but he weighed heavily on my small body.His sweaty torso was wrapped around mine, his head buried in my neck and arms locked around me.I rolled my eyes as I rhythmically moved under him.He didn’t notice me move, or maybe he completely ignored me, because he continued to thrust fast and succinctly. Like little full sto
  
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• M&S shoppers are rushing to buy £8 Percy Pig Christmas decoration before it sells out

  18-09-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  We need to collect them all! (Picture: Metro/M&S/Getty)
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  It may barely be autumn, but M&S is slowly getting us in the Christmas spirit.The M&S Percy Pig craze isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and the retailer has just found another way to make it part of our Christmas with the launch of this Percy Pig Blind Box Han
  
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• He had an obvious tattoo, a withered calf from his Army days - and blue eyes, not brown. The clues that Nicholas Brandram's family say prove the soldier-turned-banker found dead this week was NOT the 'Putney Pusher'

  18-09-2026 18:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Until his arrest in June this year, Nicholas Brandram appeared to be living the most charmed of lives.
  
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• Earl Spencer hits back at Palace and claims King Charles went 'ballistic' in row after Diana's death

  18-09-2026 18:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a new interview with the BBC, Princess Diana's brother has claimed he is "telling the truth" after Buckingham Palace hit back at claims in his new book that the King said of his former wife after her death "rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough"
  
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• ‘The greatest zombie film ever made’ coming to cinemas for special anniversary

  18-09-2026 18:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Get your tissues at the ready – Train to Busan is coming back to cinemas (Picture: Everett/Shutterstock)A zombie film hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ and ‘flawless’ is coming back to cinemas to celebrate its 20th anniversary.Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, Train to Busan follows workaholic dad Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) as he boards a train to Busan with his estranged daughter Su-An (Kim Su-an) on her birthday to see her mother.While travelling, the duo and a group of other passenger
  
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• Retired teacher, 81, gives council lesson in common sense after winning £50k legal fight to walk through her own garden gate

  18-09-2026 18:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Helene Ball took legal action against Derbyshire County Council after discovering one morning in April 2023 that a metal fence had been cemented over a 98cm gap in her rear garden wall.
  
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• Horror over the Atlantic after airline's ex- CEO allegedly ignored ban on charging power banks, triggering business class FIREBALL that forced jet to turn back

  18-09-2026 18:43 via dailymail.com
  
  A flight from the Netherlands to the Caribbean was diverted back across the Atlantic after a power bank allegedly owned by the airline's former CEO ignited during the flight.
  
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• Council blames High Court delay for failing to evict travellers who concreted over field in Bank Holiday 'land grab' four months ago

  18-09-2026 18:37 via dailymail.com
  
  A council has been criticised for failing to enforce a High Court injunction banning travellers from occupying a site they built on a field without planning permission.
  
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• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary apologises for calling other airlines including British Airways and Lufthansa 'rapists'

  18-09-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has apologised 'sincerely and unreservedly' after comparing competitor airlines to 'rapists'.
  
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• Earl Spencer insists 'I'm telling the truth' about Charles saying Diana would be 'forgotten' and calls it 'monstrous' in BBC interview

  18-09-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Earl Spencer has insisted he is 'telling the truth' about a phone call with Prince Charles following the death of his sister, Princess Diana.
  
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• England squad: Palmer and Trent back as snubbed star's partner takes aim at Thomas Tuchel

  18-09-2026 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel has announced his latest England squad as the Three Lions all prepare for an extended, revamped three-week international break across late September and early October
  
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• American Idol star was cheating on wife he's accused of murdering, as chilling texts to mistress are revealed at his murder trial

  18-09-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Caleb Flynn, 40, is facing charges of murder relating to the fatal shooting of his wife Ashley, 37, inside their Tipp City, Ohio , home in February of this year.
  
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• Royal Family live: Earl Spencer fumes 'I'm telling the truth' in bombshell BBC interview

  18-09-2026 18:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has told the BBC he is 'telling the truth' in a bombshell interview about a phone call with King Charles in the days following his sister's death
  
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• Prince Harry says 'we're happy and kids in school' before launching new Invictus programme

  18-09-2026 18:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex played pickleball and spoke to students about prosthetics as he visited a school in Birmingham today as he launched an Invictus education programme
  
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• Cheapest deals on Silent Hill: Townfall, Control Resonant and EA Sports FC 27

  18-09-2026 18:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  September is a big one (Konami/Remedy)
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  If you’re looking to pick up one (or several) of September’s biggest games, we’ve rounded up the best deals available right now. Thanks to the looming titans of GTA 6 and The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake in November, an unusually large number of major games have
  
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• Met Police officer accused of killing pregnant woman in crash – unborn baby died too

  18-09-2026 18:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pc Chris Johnson, 56, pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday following the death of Mariam Ahmed, 38, after a collision - her unborn baby could not be saved
  
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• Funeral for couple found dead by kids in Spanish hot tub hears heartbreaking tributes

  18-09-2026 18:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thomasina and Patrick Tobin had rented a villa in Cullera, near Valencia, but were found lifeless in a hot tub by their children in August
  
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• Secret torment of 'Putney Pusher' suspect: Friends reveal ex-Army officer found dead this week was haunted by PTSD from Afghanistan, two failed marriages and strain of being 'Britain's most hated man'

  18-09-2026 18:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Until his arrest in June this year, Nicholas Brandram appeared to be living the most charmed of lives.
  
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• 'I have a side and it's always on the side of His Majesty': Kemi Badenoch backs King Charles in row with Earl Spencer over searing Diana memoir

  18-09-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The Earl's searing memoir has sparked anger in royal circles after he claimed King Charles III told him in the days after Diana's death that 'we will forget her soon enough'.
  
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• Schools urged to provide a minimum of one lesson outside per week under legislation

  18-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Schools are being urged to provide a minimum of one lesson outside each week under legislation proposed by an MP amid a sharp drop in the time kids spend in nature
  
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• Parts of Britain where house prices have fallen despite average cost rising - check your area

  18-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Buyers will on average pay more for homes across Britain though there are areas where people can snap up a property for upward of 20 per cent less than they could this time last year
  
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• Mel B's daughter among stars spotted in purple beanie at London Fashion Week

  18-09-2026 18:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phoenix Brown, Heartstopper star Jenny Walser and former Love Islander Jordan Hames were among the celebrities spotted wearing a limited-edition purple Grimace beanie at London Fashion Week
  
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• EA Sports FC 27 review – the best football game since FIFA

  18-09-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  EA Sports FC 27 – this year is a good year (EA)This year’s edition of EA’s all-conquering football game franchise adds an appealing social hub and much-needed tweaks to fundamental gameplay.Right now, with the Premier League back in full swing, following the World Cup and the shortest of off-season periods, football feels more ubiquitous than ever, at least in the real world. In the world of video games, meanwhile, another bout of football fever is set to hit consoles and PC,
  
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• Police make urgent appeal as on-the-run killer Gary Anderson remains at large

  18-09-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  On-the-run murderer Gary Anderson has not been seen for four days (Picture: PSNI/PA Wire)Police have made a fresh appeal after convicted murderer Gary Anderson failed to return to prison on Monday.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is liaising with Garda in an attempt to capture the on-the-run killer.Anderson absconded earlier this week after being granted temporary release from Maghaberry Prison to attend his father’s funeral. He has not been seen since.The public have been ad
  
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• JJ Gabriel snubbed by England youth teams amid Man Utd transfer saga

  18-09-2026 17:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  15-year-old wonderkid JJ Gabriel wants to leave Man Utd (Photo: Getty)JJ Gabriel has not been called up to any England youth teams as speculation over his future at Manchester United continues.United have been in turmoil both on and off the pitch over the past week, after 15-year-old Gabriel informed the club that he wished to leave Old Trafford.Michael Carrick has not given up hope of keeping Gabriel, who is regarded as one of the most exciting young talents in the world, at the club and talks
  
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• Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary finally apologises after calling rival airlines 'rapists'

  18-09-2026 17:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has apologised for describing airlines including British Airways and Aer Lingus as 'high-fare rapists' in a rant over fares
  
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• Boy, seven, fatally stabs his aunt in the neck after hearing her argue with his mother about hair straighteners

  18-09-2026 17:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The tragedy occurred in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France , at around 4.30 am on Friday.
  
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