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• Sony should delay PS6 ‘as long as possible’ says former PlayStation boss

  30-09-2026 13:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  A troubled generation (Metro)Shuhei Yoshida has encouraged Sony to hold back the PS6, because players and developers are ‘very happy’ using their PS5. Between the soaring prices of consoles and the slow transition from the prior generation, there’s a sense that nobody is ready for the PlayStation 6 or Project Helix other than Sony and Xbox.However, despite the lack of demand, it seems like both consoles will launch in 2027 – based on leaks and manufacturing info. Th
  
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• Has Noah's Ark finally been found? Researchers claim mysterious underground structure is man-made after dramatic new scans

  01-10-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  A research project has made a groundbreaking announcement that the site believed to be the exact location of Noah's Ark may actually contain a wooden ship.
  
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• Algerian teenager who tried to rob Bridgerton star and threatened to decapitate Aled Jones is jailed for two years over Rolex robberies with machete

  01-10-2026 19:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Zacariah Boulares, 19, who threatened the Songs of Praise star has been jailed for two years after admitting to arming himself with a machete to steal luxury watches.
  
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• ‘I’m a pensioner and, yes, the triple lock has to go’

  01-10-2026 19:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Readers discuss the benefits of losing the triple lock pension, rejoining the EU and cutting VAT on electricity bills (Picture: Getty Images)Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments 'I believe my generation of Baby Boomers has enjoyed and ruined prospects for future generations'I read the letters from Kerry and Henry opposing Andy Burnham’s proposal to scrap the pension triple lock to help fund a National Care Service (MetroTalk, Thu)
  
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• Vulnerable girl, 13, took her own life after 'befriending' AI chatbot, grieving mother says

  01-10-2026 19:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The mother said that the teen girl told the chatbot at one point, 'You remember everything that I say to you.'
  
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• Christa Pike victim's family left furious after death row murderer survives two executions

  01-10-2026 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  May Martinez, the mum of Christa Pike victim Colleen Slemmer, was left fuming after the convicted murderer escaped with her life following two lethal injection attempts
  
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• Dual UK-Iranian national is arrested by counter terror police over RAF Fairford 'bomb plot': Officers search two London properties

  01-10-2026 19:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A 27-year-old, a dual UK-Iranian national, was arrested in Westminster, London, on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
  
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• Red-state panic as Trump scrambles to defend TEN strongholds he won in landslides - and Democrats seize lead in shock state

  01-10-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump's approval rating has sunk to a historic low as the war with Iran and his tariffs drive up the cost of living for voters.
  
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• Every shameful detail of custody hearing that saw heiress mother lose daughter, 4, to private equity lawyer ex... hours before youngster was shot dead in Texas gated community home

  01-10-2026 19:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Shocking details of the ruling made against Cibelle Savella have been unearthed by the Daily Mail. Savella's daughter Vivian was shot dead in Houston Tuesday.
  
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• Pensioner, 92, admits killing his 87-year-old wife in 'failed suicide pact'

  01-10-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Laurence Billam, 92, suffocated his wife Shirley, 87, with a pillow at their Devon apartment before taking an overdose of prescribed medication on Sunday, April 19.
  
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• POLL: Democrats claim that Trump is trying to buy votes by sending out $500 Obamacare refund checks ahead of the midterms. Is he? Have your say in our DC Insider newsletter

  01-10-2026 19:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Make your voice heard in this week's DC Insider poll - we'll share the results in next week's edition!
  
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• Nigerian man charged with setting up fake government body with $1million budget

  01-10-2026 19:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Adeniyi Adeyemi posted photos and videos on social media showing him hosting business leaders and foreign diplomats (Picture: Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew)A Nigerian man has been charged with defrauding the country by setting up a fake government agency and securing a $1million budget.Adeniyi Adeyemi acted as the head of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), a body the presidency denies ever establishing.The agency got office space in the Federal Secretariat, the government&
  
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• Transgender NY Times executive was forced to eat cockroach by wife before he was allegedly murdered by in-laws, court filing claims

  01-10-2026 19:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was shot dead in the parking lot of a Dublin Sports Grounds store in Dublin, California last weekend.
  
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• Dignity in Dying vow to fight bill knockback in Dame Esther Rantzen’s honour

  01-10-2026 19:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dame Esther Rantzen became one of the most prominent public figures advocating for the reform of assisted dying legislation, and Dignity in Dying won't stop fighting for her
  
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• ‘Mutant’ bed bugs are infesting the UK — and Londoners blame the Tube

  01-10-2026 19:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  The bugs are experts at hiding (Picture: Getty Images)As if flies, silverfish and scabies weren’t enough, ‘mutant’ bed bugs can now be added to the growing list of infestations to hit the UK this year.Back in June, Metro revealed cases were up 40% since 2025 in one London borough, with pest controller James Rhoades reporting a twofold increase in bed bug callouts over the same period.To make matters worse, these parasitic insects now often appear to be resistant to many of the
  
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• Arsenal fan storms out of home after loss only to rescue woman stuck in mud

  01-10-2026 19:10 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 man who stormed out of his house because Arsenal lost spotted a woman stuck in mud and saved her life.Alastair Cass, 40, left his home out of frustration after the Gunners lost to Brighton 3-0, but heard a woman crying for help in a valley behind his house in Devon.She had become stuck up to her chest in mud for four hours. Alastair raced down with his qua
  
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• Frat leader, 21, sobs as he's jailed for just 60 days over alcohol poisoning death of student, 18

  01-10-2026 19:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Carter Eslick, 21, broke down in tears in court on Wednesday after a judge sentenced him to just two months behind bars over the alcohol poisoning death of  Colin Daniel Martinez, 18.
  
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• 'Feral thug' who murdered Sophie Lancaster for being dressed as a goth in 2007 cleared for release despite denying he even touched her

  01-10-2026 19:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Sophie, 20, spent her last moments cradling her boyfriend's head in her lap as teenage thugs Ryan Herbert and Brendan Harris kicked and beat her unconscious.
  
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• Vladimir Putin's 'Professor Doomsday' warns 'millions will die' in Europe nuclear strike

  01-10-2026 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of Vladimir Putin's former advisers, Sergei Karaganov, warned that Russia will go nuclear if NATO sends troops to Ukraine or touches Kaliningrad
  
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• Newcastle United fans inspire a new £115,000 stadium deep in the heart of Africa

  01-10-2026 18:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: FIFA made its first-ever grant to Zambia after fundraising by an intrepid Tyneside couple - we first told the story of Crispin Mason-Jones and his wife, Dr Ellie Bond, in 2022
  
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• Nigel Farage says outcome of investigation into Channel 4 donations sting will be announced 'very soon' and suggests key Reform UK aides will be cleared

  01-10-2026 18:58 via dailymail.com
  
  The Reform leader said the internal investigation is 'done' and indicated that it will absolve the party's two key aides, who stood aside while the probe was carried out.
  
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• Terror police arrest Iranian, 27, in London raids linked to RAF Fairford plot

  01-10-2026 18:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Armed police at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)Counter terror police investigating the suspected RAF Fairford petrol plot have arrested an Iranian national.Five Londoners were arrested and since bailed following the discovery of three vans outside the US base.Homes in London were raided in connection with the suspected terror plot that Andy Burnham said was likely linked to Iran.Now a 27-year-old dual UK/Iranian national was arrested in Westmins
  
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• Terror police arrest Iranian, 26, in London raids linked to RAF Fairford plot

  01-10-2026 18:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Armed police at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)Counter terror police investigating the suspected RAF Fairford petrol plot have arrested an Iranian national.Five Londoners were arrested and since bailed following the discovery of three vans outside the US base.Homes in London were raided in connection with the suspected terror plot that Andy Burnham said was likely linked to Iran.Now a 27-year-old dual UK/Iranian national was arrested in Westmins
  
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• UK-Iranian man arrested on suspicion of terror offences in RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ probe

  01-10-2026 18:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A dual UK-Iranian national has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences in the investigation into activity near RAF Fairford
  
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• Dual UK-Iranian national arrested by counter terror police over RAF Fairford 'plot'

  01-10-2026 18:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Counter terrorism police have arrested a dual UK-Iranian national over the suspected terror plot near an RAF base used by the US.
  
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• Armed police swarm to migrant hotel and make arrest after 'man attacked with a machete'

  01-10-2026 18:41 via dailymail.com
  
  The machete attack, involving another man, took place in Boscombe Chine Gardens in Bournemouth, Dorset, at around 12.40pm.
  
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• Disgraced MLB star Scott Erickson demands judge toss $176M award he and ex-lover Rebecca Grossman owe family of young boys killed in boozy street-racing crash - or he'll request a new trial

  01-10-2026 18:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Scott Erickson, 58, and his ex-lover Rebecca Grossman, 63, were ordered to pay the damages to Mark and Jacob Iskander's family after the boys were killed in Los Angeles in 2020.
  
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• Surgeon ex-partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk working on 'alternative resolution' to rape case

  01-10-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Reza Adib, 65, is accused of raping a Gold Coast woman at his Burleigh Heads apartment in March, 2026.
  
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• Prisoner released early says daughter saved him from ‘reoffending trap’

  01-10-2026 18:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  Richard Nicholls, just half an hour after he was released from prisonAn ex-prisoner who was let out of jail as part of an early release scheme in 2023 said he is proof it can work.
  Richard Nicholls said he reclaimed valuable time after being let out 12 months into his three year sentence.He was jailed for fraud by misrepresentation in December 2022 after ‘making some mistakes’ while working a property development job and struggling with gambling.But he was released in December 2023
  
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• Millie Mackintosh ‘in a better place’ with new man after Hugo Taylor split

  01-10-2026 18:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Millie Mackintosh has debuted her romance with Welsh fitness fanatic Matthew Tanner (Picture: MJ-Pictures.com/Millie Mackintosh)Millie Mackintosh is moving on after her split from husband Hugo Taylor – and she’s ‘in a much better place’.In August, the former Made In Chelsea star, 37, shared a video of herself breaking down in tears after moving into a rental home following her split from her former co-star, 40, after seven years of marriage.The couple announced in Februa
  
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