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• Santander can now put spending limits on how much some customers spend

  23-09-2026 07:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new partnership can set limits on where, when and how much money is spent
  
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• ‘Wolf of Essex’ used names of TV characters to con victims out of £1,000,000

  23-09-2026 13:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Gillingham, 38, ran a team of cold-callers posing as brokers who ‘callously’ duped people into handing over their life savings (Picture: City of London Police)A fraudster dubbed ‘The Wolf of Essex’ who masterminded a £1million Ponzi scheme has been jailed for more than five years.James Gillingham, 38, ran a team of cold-callers posing as brokers who ‘callously’ duped people into handing over their life savings between June 2015 and October 2016.Ta
  
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• There’s a ketamine boom among 13-year-olds — here’s how to spot if your child is taking it

  23-09-2026 13:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ketamine is popular among younger people (Picture: Getty Images)Doctors have revealed children as young as 13 years old are showing signs of ketamine bladder damage.Medics at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool running a dedicated clinic have seen many adolescents who have been taking the drug for a year or more.This means some are likely to have started taking it when they were 12 or younger.
  Ketamine (ket) is a type of painkiller and anaesthetic drug. In the UK, it’s a controlled substance,
  
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• Premier League admits Arsenal VAR error against Sunderland after Mikel Arteta rant

  23-09-2026 13:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arteta was furious with the decision (Picture: Shutterstock)The Premier League has admitted the decision to award Sunderland a penalty against Arsenal earlier this month was incorrect.The champions visited the Stadium of Light on Saturday September 12.After a goalless first-half, Gunners defender Ezri Konsa was penalised for holding Sunderland’s Dan Ballard during a corner kick with referee John Brooks pointing to the spot.Enzo Le Fee stepped up to take the penalty but was denied by David
  
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• BBC licence fee could be axed and replaced by £11-a-month internet charge whether people watch live TV or not under new plans being considered by Labour

  23-09-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  The move would see the current £180 TV licence axed and an extra charge added onto broadband bills in its place. (Pictured: Josh Widdicombe, Emma Willis, and Johannes Radebe)
  
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• Retired engineer, 82, was stabbed to death as he sat in his own front garden by mentally-ill neighbour with history of drug abuse

  23-09-2026 13:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Gerald Ring, who suffered from cancer and had mobility issues, managed to run inside his home and call 999 after Julian Donoher, 51, walked up to him, drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed him.
  
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• Ex-Victorian premier to be grilled over $150billion Big Build as royal commission into alleged corruption on construction sites kicks off

  23-09-2026 13:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The commission into Big Build, which comprises more than 100 projects, will run through the November election, the hearing was told, with upcoming hearing dates yet to be announced.
  
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• BBC Sport confirms further cuts as furious staff left weighing up strike action

  23-09-2026 13:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport have confirmed more cost-cutting moves which will see their news bulletins canned with some staff having to sit exams in order to retain their jobs
  
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• Russian aggression in space could wipe out our SAT-NAV and GPS systems - costing UK economy £1.4billion a day, warns Chief of the Air Staff

  23-09-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Russia is threatening to start a space conflict with Britain and her allies that could cost lives and cause billions of pounds of damage, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth has warned.
  
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• Fraudster dentist conned the NHS out of almost £100,000 - then fled the UK

  23-09-2026 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fariba Shameli's fraud included hundereds of claims for work either not done or carried out by others, and now police vowed to return her to the UK after she fled to Sweden
  
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• Bread shortage warning in supermarkets with Hovis workers set to strike this week

  23-09-2026 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Unite says workers have been offered a 3% pay rise, which they argue is a real terms pay cut, with the current RPI measure of inflation standing at 3.4%
  
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• Earl Spencer insists Diana book ‘isn’t a hit piece against King Charles’ and claims he has ‘no regrets’

  23-09-2026 13:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Diana’s brother has defended his bombshell memoir, claiming he has told the truth about the monarch’s comments after the princess’ death
  
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• Paul Scholes says Chelsea signing should not be starting in the Premier League

  23-09-2026 13:07 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jordan Henderson should not be starting league games for Chelsea, says Paul Scholes (Picture: The Good, The Bad & The Football)Paul Scholes has questioned Xabi Alonso’s team selection following Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford and believes Jordan Henderson should only be handed another Premier League start in an absolute emergency.Summer signings Henderson, 36, and Danny Welbeck, 35, were both handed their first starts of the top-flight season as Chelsea took on Brentford in se
  
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• Fatal house fire major update as man in court charged with murdering girl, 7, and her aunt

  23-09-2026 13:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jaden Wright is accused of murdering Valentina Foster and her aunt Natalie McDonald in a house fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough
  
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• A-Level boarding school student, 17, took her own life after struggling with mental health throughout her teens, inquest hears

  23-09-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Lauren Jackson, 17, took her own life in the toilets at her sixth form college after struggling with her mental health throughout her teens.
  
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• Oodie’s 30% off blanket sale is here and cosy season just got cheaper

  23-09-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Oodie weighted blanket shoppers swear by is finally on sale. (Picture: Metro/The Oodie/Getty)
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  If your evenings have started involving a blanket, a cup of tea and the sofa on repeat, you need to know about Oodie’s sale. It’s the brand behind those wearable blanket hoodies that took over British living rooms a few
  
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• Hadi Alodid faces trial over Belfast knife attack which sparked race riots

  23-09-2026 12:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hadi Alodid appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie on June 8
  
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• Mum told she can't take her son into IKEA creche because he is autistic

  23-09-2026 12:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Nicola Agius, 39, said her son Louis was turned away from the play area at the IKEA in Lakeside, Essex after staff said there were no staff to 'assess' her autistic son
  
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• Spanish city that tourists often miss is one of Lonely Planet's best places for 2027

  23-09-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're already dreaming about your next getaway, then you're in luck, as the best places for 2027 have been named by Lonely Planet, and there's a lesser-known Spanish city that warrants attention
  
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• Barclays issues '90-day' advice to customers 'concerned by increases'

  23-09-2026 12:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A volatile market is causing plenty of headaches for people
  
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• Man Utd hold talks over signing Argentine star from River Plate after new contract stalls

  23-09-2026 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  United and Inter are interested in the 21-year-old (Picture: Peretti/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Manchester United have enquires over a move for Argentina goalkeeper Santiago Beltrán.Beltran, 21, made his senior debut for Albiceleste during the summer and is regarded as Emiliano Martinez’s long-term replacement in the Argentine national team.His current contract at River Plate expires in December 2027 with his club eager to tie him down to a new deal. Talks are not progressing however wi
  
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• Sex scandal rocks EastEnders and this couple will turn lives upside down

  23-09-2026 12:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  One thing led to another – as a shock affair commenced (Picture: BBC / Metro)EastEnders spoilers follow for Wednesday’s (September 23) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.After months of resisting the chemistry between them, passion ensued between Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple).
  The two characters have been fighting with every fibre of their beings not to act upon the sparks,
  
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• Awkward moment Rory Stewart spins in his seat to stare intently at female journalist on Newsnight

  23-09-2026 12:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Stewart made a violent swivel towards New Statesman political editor Ailbhe Rea during a discussion on artificial intelligence on Newsnight.
  
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• Wayne Rooney's jaw-dropping transformation after ditching football for reality TV

  23-09-2026 12:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney has had quite the transformation over the past year, as he plots more television and reality shows following his exit from football
  
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• Head of UK's space force is suspended amid investigation into alleged serious sexual offence

  23-09-2026 12:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Air Vice-Marshal Jamie Thompson (pictured) was appointed to the key role in June - only to be suspended two months later.
  
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• Chaos in the Channel: 'Danny Tommo' slashes migrant dinghy with rescuer onboard as French escort boat to UK 

  23-09-2026 12:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The anti-migrant campaigner had been filming himself tracking two dinghies carrying asylum seekers from France to the UK.
  
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• Gym-goers urged to watch for unpleasant symptom in September

  23-09-2026 12:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're going to the gym regularly as part of your September reset, then you may want to keep an eye out for one symptom that could cause issues if left untreated
  
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• Thames Water says hosepipe ban still in place for 16 million customers

  23-09-2026 12:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK's biggest water company warns hosepipe ban will remain until there is "significant and prolonged rainfall"
  
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• ‘Gruesome’ Emmerdale branded too dark with viewers left suffering anxiety

  23-09-2026 12:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe’s storyline took an incredibly dark twist (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale became ‘Horrordale’ this week, with the ITV soap airing genuinely terrifying scenes of Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) waking up in a coffin, having been buried alive on the orders of Joe Tate (Ned Porteous).Now, I’d say it’s a pretty fair bet that if you asked a large group of people what their biggest fears are, you’d hear ‘being buried alive’ more than once; in fact, it even ha
  
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• Trump blanks Burnham's Falklands sovereignty message as president's Argentinian ally Milei prepares to ramp up pressure at UN

  23-09-2026 12:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The president sat mute as the Prime Minister revealed they discussed the latest claim on the South Atlantic archipelago at a meeting in New York.
  
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