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• Second cryptocurrency billionaire hands Reform £36million

  12-09-2026 13:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thai-based businessman Christopher Harborne, the party’s biggest donor, said on Saturday he was matching the £36million donation by fellow billionaire Ben Delo.
  
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• Sunderland vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League latest score and confirmed line-ups

  12-09-2026 19:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Stadium of Light awaits (Picture: Shutterstock)Arsenal will look to continue their perfect start to the new season tonight when they take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.The Gunners have picked up maximum points from their three Premier League games so far this campaign and are fresh off the back of an impressive victory over Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday night.But Arsenal will be wary of the threat posed by the Black Cats, who took points off Mikel Arteta’s men in
  
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• Greek woman, 54, gives birth after using embryo frozen for 22 years

  12-09-2026 19:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, 54, and her husband, Constantinos Raptis, 60, welcomed a baby girl from a 22-year-old embryo (Picture: AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)An overjoyed Greek couple has welcomed a daughter using a decades-old frozen embryo after enduring unthinkable heartache.Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, 54, and her husband, Constantinos Raptis, 60, decided to have another child following the devastation of their 21-year-old son, Giorgos, dying in a car crash in October.Pursuing a fresh start, they
  
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• Sergej Jakirovic names surprise Chelsea star as ‘player of the match’ against Hull

  12-09-2026 19:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sergej Jakirovic’s Hull have maintained their unbeaten start to the season (Photo: Getty)Sergej Jakirovic has declared a Chelsea star was player of the match despite his Hull City side securing an unlikely 2-2 draw on Saturday.The newly-promoted side maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge and could well have taken all three points.Morgan Rogers opened the scoring in west London – the first goal Hull have conceded this campaign – only fo
  
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• Mum died after nine-month wait for cancer results as NHS department 'overwhelmed'

  12-09-2026 19:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Daniels underwent surgery, chemotherapy and private treatment after finally getting her diagnosis, but an inquest heard the long wait had reduced her chances of successful treatment
  
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• It’s easy to cheat as a lorry driver but now my mistress is pregnant — can I ghost her?

  12-09-2026 19:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  How is this week’s reader going to get his life back on track? (Picture: Metro/Getty)Sometimes, people cheat purely because the opportunity presents itself.And that’s how this week’s reader has justified his actions.As a lorry driver, he’s away from home a lot — and one thing has lead to many others.Now, he’s married with a pregnant mistress, and is considering a disappearing act — leaving his problems firmly in the rear view mirror.Keep reading to find
  
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• Husband electrocuted ‘trying to rescue wife from hot tub’ as horrific details emerge

  12-09-2026 18:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Patrick and Thomasina Tobin were found dead by their children after using their villa’s hot tub (Picture: Collect)Harrowing details of how a couple died in a hot tub have emerged following a string of theories.Patrick and Thomasina Tobin were holidaying in Cullera, Valencia, with their two teenagers when their bodies were found after their dip in the villa’s hot tub.They were discovered in the early hours of August 25 by their 14-year-old, who has special needs, and their 16-year-ol
  
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• Heartbroken dad of daughter who died after Turkey op urges Brits to avoid surgery abroad

  12-09-2026 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Morgan travelled to Turkey for life-changing surgery, but came home in a coffin. Her grieving dad speaks out to deter others from taking the same risk
  
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• Putin makes chilling warning of 'war' over peacekeeping force in Ukraine

  12-09-2026 18:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin made it clear that Russia would see the sending of a peacekeeping force to Ukraine as meaning war, with some European leaders pledging their commitment to the plan
  
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• UK postal compensation rules as Royal Mail service labelled 'not good enough'

  12-09-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People could be eligible for compensation under Royal Mail regulations if there are problems with first and second class postal deliveries
  
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• Now scandal-hit NHS Tayside accused of electro-shock therapy failings

  12-09-2026 18:29 via dailymail.com
  
  An under fire health board has been accused of clinical negligence over failures to carry out proper checks on patients who receive electro-shock treatment.
  
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• Toadally amazing!... the aristos who jumped into action to rescue
the rare natterjack

  12-09-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  There was a time when this quirky little toad's numbers were so prolific around the Solway Firth that the chorus of their croaking was likened to the soundscape of the Tropics.
  
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• Scots ferry sailed 600 times...without a single passenger!

  12-09-2026 18:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland's worst ferry service left port with no passengers on board almost 600 times last year.
  
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• Trump forced to pay ANOTHER six-figure sum to repair troubled Reflecting Pool... as total cost skyrockets to more than $15 million

  12-09-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  The Department of the Interior signed the deal with Virginia-based Persimmon Grove LLC to replace the valves on the attraction, the Daily Mail can reveal.
  
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• TOM HARRIS: Flynn was like a dying guppy gasping for air... he's not across his brief - and (God help us) he wants to be First Minister!

  12-09-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  As a transport minister in Tony Blair 's government, I was put through my paces by civil servants in advance of a grilling by the fearsome Gwyneth Dunwoody.
  
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• Scots toddlers to be taught the three Rs: reading, writing and ... (cyber) resilience

  12-09-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Children as young as three are to be taught 'cyber resilience' in a bid to protect them from the ever-increasing dangers of the online world.
  
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• Professor Tim Spector's 'harmless daily habit' warning - eat these 6 things instead

  12-09-2026 18:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Professor Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe app and well-known for his TV appearances on the BBC and ITV, has warned against the seemingly 'harmless daily habit'
  
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• Captain's four-word take on boy, 15, found clinging to upturned boat in freezing sea for days

  12-09-2026 18:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy survived for days clinging to an overturned boar in Alaska's freezing Bering Sea after a fishing trip with his brother and cousin ended in tragedy
  
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• From Hogwarts to horror! Harry Potter's old flame casts a spell in new spooky role

  12-09-2026 18:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Scots actress Katie Leung is returning to familiar territory - as she narrates a spooky new podcast for the BBC .
  
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• Pedro Porro injury latest as Spurs defender misses Everton game

  12-09-2026 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pedro Porro is ruled out of Tottenham’s Premier League game against EvertonPedro Porro and Destiny Udogie have missed Tottenham’s Premier League clash against Everton.Porro and Udogie both started in Spurs’ goalless draw away to Nottingham Forest last weekend.But for Everton’s visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, both players have failed to make Spurs’ matchday squad with Archie Gray and Andy Robertson starting in defence.Speaking at his pre-match pr
  
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• Labour under Andy Burnham given 'second hearing', union boss Sharon Graham says

  12-09-2026 18:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Unite general secretary Sharon Graham - one of Labour's most powerful union backers - tells The Mirror the Budget must end freeze on income tax thresholds
  
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• Teen killed in motorbike crash was 'beautiful young soul' says family

  12-09-2026 18:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Douglas, 19, from Liverpool, suffered multiple injuries when his Lexmoto bike was involved in a collision on the East Lancashire Road in St Helens and died later in hospital
  
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• Prince William to announce electric tuk tuks as finalists for his Earthshot prize: Makers of eco-powered autorickshaws could win £1million

  12-09-2026 18:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Mahindra, India's largest makers of electric autorickshaws, are one of 15 finalists shortlisted for the Prince of Wales' Earthshot prize with the rest set to be announced next Friday.
  
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• Reform's Sarah Pochin reveals all her party's MPs have 24-hour security after Ann Widdecombe was killed - and says her children have begged her to quit politics

  12-09-2026 18:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Sarah Pochin has said she and Reform UK's other MPs now all have 24-hour security and that her children have begged her to quit politics because they fear for her safety.
  
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• ‘Twisty’ Dutch thriller about dinner party gone wrong soars up Netflix top 10

  12-09-2026 18:00 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 PageEver been to a terrible dinner party?This one might give yours a run for its money. Based on a 2004 bestseller by Saskia Noort, the new Dutch thriller The Perfect Lie centres around the fripperies of a supper club.The Dinner Club involves extravagant, boozy evenings, where middle-aged couples let loose, or, according to the Netflix synopsis, ‘fully ind
  
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• Penny’s unexpected ally as she goes into labour while Vinny suffers in EastEnders

  12-09-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Penny and Vinny have a stressful week ahead as they welcome their new arrival (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) are set for a life-changing week in EastEnders as their baby makes a dramatic arrival, but a huge secret threatens to destroy their happiness almost immediately.Before the big day arrives, Pennyis left worried when she begins experiencing labour pains.Concerned for her unborn baby, she seeks medical advice but i
  
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• UK's busiest long-distance train line cuts trains for Christmas to 'save taxpayers' - but route to Andy Burnham's Number 10 North avoids the axe'

  12-09-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Train operator Avanti has been given government approval to cut scores of daily services between December 7 and 23 and from January 4 to 7 to 'save taxpayers money'.
  
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• Bank of England spent £85,000 on research to justify dropping Winston Churchill and other British heroes from banknotes

  12-09-2026 17:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Research carried out on behalf of the Bank suggested portraits of notable Britons such as Churchill, Alan Turing and Jane Austen should be replaced by wildlife designs.
  
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• Chester Zoo ruthlessly mocked for advertising tickets to ‘child predator tour’

  12-09-2026 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Chester Zoo’s predator tour was given an unfortunate description (Picture: PA)Chester Zoo has inadvertently gone viral for advertising a ‘child predator tour’.The zoo in Upton-by-Chester is one of the UK’s largest, covering 51 hectares, and has over 30,000 animals from more than 500 species.Its website lets visitors book day tickets in advance, with extras including the red panda experience, a snow leopard breakfast, a behind-the-scenes visit to the elephant house, and e
  
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• Trump says Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman is a 'good friend of mine' and reveals they had 'fine and dandy' phone call... just hours after 9/11 widow blasted Arab kingdom for 'supporting' terrorists

  12-09-2026 17:37 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump celebrated Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as a 'good friend' a day after 9/11 victims demanded accountability for the kingdom's ties to the terror attack.
  
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