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• Southport killer ‘threw boiling liquid at prison guard and hid sharpened stones’

  21-09-2026 23:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Southport killer Axel Rudakubana appeared in court today over the alleged attack inside Belmarsh prison last year (Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana has appeared in court after allegedly throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer.
  The 20-year-old also allegedly sharpened stone shards, which were found hidden on the underside of a shelf.
  Rudakubana allegedly threw the boiling liquid at the guard through the hatch on his cell door at infamous Belm
  
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• Ryanair flight declared emergency Mayday after coming within TEN minutes of running out of fuel during storm

  24-09-2026 14:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The Boeing 737 from Pisa was supposed to land at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow on October 3, 2025, but was forced to divert to Manchester after two failed attempts and another in Edinburgh.
  
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• Tragedy as 11-year-old boy shot inside Sydney home dies in hospital

  24-09-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  An 11-year-old boy who was shot in the face during an attack on a home has died.
  
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• Mum in 'toxic village' fears she poisoned her kids with veg from own garden

  24-09-2026 14:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sam Linacre-Hammond, 48, has spoken out after blood tests of residents in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, showed nearly 70% had high PFOA forever chemicals linked to cancer — with her son recording an alarming 111 ng/ml
  
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• Many missed these subtle signs in Prince William and Kate's 'united front' that show us what's going on behind the scenes for the royal couple

  24-09-2026 14:25 via dailymail.com
  
  While the Prince and Princess of Wales may have appeared to be 'all smiles' for the cameras, as a body language expert, here are all the subtle signs in their behaviour you may have missed.
  
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• Kyrsten Sinema's bodyguard ex-lover arrested over trashing her home in $200k rampage after he issued shock ultimatum

  24-09-2026 14:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Former senator Kyrsten Sinema's bodyguard-turned-lover has been arrested after an alleged $200,000 rampage through her $2 million Arizona home.
  
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• Britain's best pub named - but landlord warns it's 'feeling the pinch'

  24-09-2026 14:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A award-winning pub that only opened nine years in a former shop has picked up yet another gong
  
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• Bathla Group rescue talks collapse as the building giant with $3.4billion in debts stops work on all its sites and sacks most of its remaining workers

  24-09-2026 14:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Bathla Group, one of Australia's largest residential developers, failed to secure a funding lifeline after running out of short-term cash.
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 is at its lowest price ever but you better act fast

  24-09-2026 14:13 via metro.co.uk
  
  If you’ve skipped the Switch 2 for this long, now’s the time to grab one (Argos)
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  It’s not even been a month since Nintendo increased the price of the Switch 2 and yet a couple of retailers are selling it for less than its original price tag.Not even Nintendo has been safe from the ongoing memory shortages, which pro
  
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• New odds for victory in the midterm elections revealed as Democrats and Republicans fight for power... and MORE races added to battleground list

  24-09-2026 14:12 via dailymail.com
  
  The battle for Congress is entering its final stretch, and the latest prediction markets point to a dramatically different political landscape than the one Republicans faced just weeks ago.
  
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• Why the Chagos Islands are so important: How a top-secret spy base in the middle of nowhere has sparked furious row between Trump and Britain: CHRIS PLEASANCE

  24-09-2026 14:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Why are these islands so important that two successive Prime Ministers would risk torching relations with Britain's closest ally over them?
  
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• Should the UK rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit after Tony Blair call?

  24-09-2026 14:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a dramatic intervention, Tony Blair has called for Andy Burnham to take Britain back into the European Union within a decade - so long as it reforms
  
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• Girl, 16, is killed in car crash near £31,000-a-year Highgate School in north London - as man, 68, is arrested for causing death by careless driving

  24-09-2026 13:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to the scene near Highgate School on North Road, Hornsey, just after 8am today before the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Ryanair flight forced to turn around after pilot sends 'possible hijack' alert

  24-09-2026 13:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Ryanair flight bound for Dublin was forced to turn back to Porto due to what the airline called a 'false security incident'
  
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• New Lidl '2-in-1' £20 side table similar to £75 Homebase style coming out Sunday

  24-09-2026 13:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers could save themselves over £50 by opting for the Lidl version that shares similar features in design and shape
  
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• Former mayor dies after collapsing during meeting of 'Britain's craziest council'

  24-09-2026 13:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Peter Neal, 68, was speaking as a member of the public at Attleborough Town Council's session in Norfolk on Monday.
  
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• Priest is stabbed to death and four others injured in monastery knife rampage in Poland

  24-09-2026 13:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Polish police have arrested a Ukrainian man following a stabbing incident at a monastery that left five people, including three priests, injured. 
  
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• Kurdish immigrant caught using Bluetooth earpiece to cheat in driving theory test three times avoids jail

  24-09-2026 13:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Hemin Braim Abdullah paid someone £600 to feed him the correct answers to questions read out on a computer in an 80-minute exam.
  
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• Ofcom investigating two firms over fears phone numbers are being used for scams

  24-09-2026 13:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phone companies must take appropriate steps to ensure numbers are not being misused by the people they have transferred them to
  
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• M61 traffic - live: Huge oil spill from HGV leaves southbound motorway closed in Greater Manchester

  24-09-2026 13:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An oil spill from an HGV forced the closure of the M61 southbound in Greater Manchester on Wednesday morning
  
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• Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury finally confirmed with date and venue revealed

  24-09-2026 13:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  The fight is finally signed, sealed and delivered (Picture: Metro)After a decade of waiting, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will finally meet in the ring with their Battle of Britain now confirmed for 11 December in Cardiff.The former world champions will collide at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital with final details hammered out this week.Only weeks ago, New York’s famed Madison Square Garden was set to host arguably the biggest fight in British boxing history.Complications s
  
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• Child sexual offence reports recorded at schools soar across England

  24-09-2026 13:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Online school Teneo International has carried out research into reported sexual offences and pinpointed exactly where the sharpest rises have been recorded
  
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• Wayne Rooney makes management admission and insists punditry move is NOT for money

  24-09-2026 13:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney hasn't been in management since leaving Plymouth Argyle in December 2024 after a dismal start to the season, and he's been focussed on punditry ever since
  
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• ‘I don’t understand’ – Alan Shearer questions Cole Palmer’s withdrawal from England squad

  24-09-2026 13:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Cole Palmer has not featured for England since the side’s friendly with Japan in March (Picture: Getty)Alan Shearer says he ‘doesn’t understand’ Cole Palmer’s withdrawal from England’s Nations League squad considering the Chelsea attacker ‘hasn’t played a lot of football’ following his World Cup snub this summer.Palmer was named in Thomas Tuchel’s initial 27-man party for England’s upcoming games against Spain, the Czech Rep
  
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• RAF jet pilots' split-second decision to eject from Hawk will live with them forever

  24-09-2026 13:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As two RAF pilots recover from ejecting from their stricken Hawk T2 jet Mirrorman recalls how he was instructed on how to eject in case of emergency on board an RAF fighter
  
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• Man, 25, died after accidentally overdosing on caffeine, inquest rules

  24-09-2026 13:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alfie has been remembered as kind and funny (Picture: SWNS)A man died after overdosing on caffeine tablets and suffering a cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard.Alfie Goddard, 25, bought caffeine capsules online and took them before his death on October 28, 2025.He was rushed to hospital after he was spotted in a delirious state walking barefoot and vomiting blood in the street, but sadly died of a cardiac arrest in hospital.Mr Goddard, who lived with ADHD, drug-induced psychosis, paranoid schiz
  
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• Chaos on the Channel: Record small boat figures for the year as nearly 800 arrive on a single day

  24-09-2026 13:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly 800 small boat migrants have reached Britain in a single day - the highest seen so far this year.
  
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• 'Tumour‑eating' bacteria created that devour cancers from within

  24-09-2026 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers turn common soil microbes into targeted cancer-seeking weapons
  
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• Meghan is enjoying a 'beautiful' reception on her UK return, her best friend claims, as 'loving' British public keep telling Duchess that she'd been 'missed'

  24-09-2026 13:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Kelly McKee Zajfen, who has been staying with Meghan and Harry in the Cotswolds over the past week, claimed the public have repeatedly told the Duchess how much she has been missed.
  
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• Now Tony Blair gets his son to help out with his reverse Brexit campaign! Euan Blair says UK was 'better off' in the EU and rejoining bloc would boost growth

  24-09-2026 13:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Euan Blair, the eldest child of the former Labour prime minister, claimed Britain would be 'better off' in the European Union.
  
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