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• Student gets a first for his dissertation on Wetherspoons pubs

  10-11-2026 12:09 via Metro
  
  Josh Griffiths is a big fan of Wetherspoon (Picture: ACN)A student who wrote his university dissertation on Wetherspoon pubs got a first after deciding to focus on how pundits use the pub.Josh Griffiths, 22, is a huge fan of the budget pubs and looked into the popular chain’s place in society.
  His tutor said it was the first time in four decades of his career an undergraduate had done their dissertation on Spoons.
  The 22-year-old delved into how consumers use the pub, what is popular behi
  
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• Harry Kane sends message to Manchester United over Mauricio Pochettino move

  11-11-2026 16:43 via Metro
  Harry Kane says Manchester United would be getting a ‘fantastic manager’ in Mauricio Pochettino (Getty)Harry Kane believes Manchester United will gain a ‘fantastic manager’ in Mauricio Pochettino if Michael Carrick is sacked.United are expected to dismiss Carrick during the international break following the team’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season.Sunday’s 4-4 draw at home to Aston Villa has left United 18th in the Premier League with just one win in 10 games. Carrick’s
  
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• Sony cancels last live service game in development as PS5 sales pass 100 million

  11-11-2026 16:38 via Metro
  
  No dollars for Fairgame$ (player.gg/Sony Interactive Entertainment)Sony’s live service era finally seems to be over, just as PS5 console sales reach a massive milestone.While the PlayStation 5 has undoubtedly been a success for Sony, this generation is certain to be remembered as the era of wasted potential. There have been notable first party games from Sony, like Returnal and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, but these have been few and far between, partially thanks to the company’s unrelenting p
  
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• Jonathan Ross is seen for the first time since saying he was 'genuinely unaware of the conduct' of his friends David Walliams and Russell Brand

  11-11-2026 16:38 via News | Mail Online
  
  Partying at exclusive VIP events together and dining at restaurants in Mayfair, Jonathan Ross was a familiar presence alongside David Walliams and Russell Brand at the height of their fame.
  
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• Russell Myers: 'William faces a real test with unforgiving responsibility away from family'

  11-11-2026 16:30 via Mirror - News
  
  OPINION: In his weekly column, the Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers delves into the Prince of Wales' divisive work with the Duchy of Cornwall, Harry's appearance on Remembrance Day, and the lowkey royal holding it together for the Firm
  
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• Revealed: Bomb hoax that closed schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Italy threatened 'genocide against your people' - after same 'Death is Near' warning was also sent to broadcasters

  11-11-2026 16:28 via News | Mail Online
  
  Some pupils were sent home for the day following the threats to schools in Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and the Highlands as well as in Northern Ireland.
  
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• More than a fifth of early-release prisoners reoffend within a month, police chief reveals - as another 650 are set free in Labour scheme

  11-11-2026 16:27 via News | Mail Online
  
  Sir Stephen Watson, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, spoke as another 650 inmates were let out in the latest tranche of the scheme to ease overcrowding.
  
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• TV Licence could owe people 'from 2024' up to £155 refund

  11-11-2026 16:23 via Mirror - News
  
  People could claim a refund if their living situation changes, with some eligible for up to £155
  
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• Google ‘trains robot AI to avoid harming babies and pets’

  11-11-2026 16:19 via Metro
  
  Google’s DeepMind division has unveiled its Gemini Robotics 2.5 model (Picture: Getty Images)Google is training its latest robot AI to avoid harming babies and pets as humanoid machines become capable of carrying out increasingly complex tasks.The company’s DeepMind division has unveiled its Gemini Robotics 2.5 model, which it says is approaching ‘human-level dexterity’.The robots can tie ribbons on presents, serve food with tongs, open bag clasps and sweep up with a dustpan and brush.T
  
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• Donald Trump Jr leaps to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand in bizarre video

  11-11-2026 16:19 via News | Mail Online
  
  The president's eldest son claimed the evidence used for the verdict was not legitimate and suggested Brand was being punished because of his Christian faith.
  
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• Dad who shot dead school gunman reveals his final words to killer

  11-11-2026 16:19 via Metro
  
  Kaylub Giamanco has been praised for his bravery, but says he’s struggling to live with the horrors he witnessed (Picture: Saskia Hatvany/Oregon Public Broadcasting)A father who shot a teenage gunman dead at his daughters’ school has revealed the final words he said to the child killer.Kaylub Giamanco, 36, ran into the school after hearing the gunshots of a 16-year-old who opened fire inside a special needs classroom at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon, where three children and a
  
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• ‘Mastermind’ of RAF Fairford terror plot ‘directed other attacks from behind bars’

  11-11-2026 16:18 via Mirror - News
  
  Mohammad al-Saadi, 32, is accused of masterminding the failed terror plot at RAF Fairford from his New York prison cell using coded messages in Facetime chats to his family
  
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• 'The Foreign Secretary should be ashamed': Kemi hits out at Ed Miliband for 'cosying up' to Russell Brand as he sought to be PM

  11-11-2026 16:13 via News | Mail Online
  
  The Tory leader used Prime Minister's Questions to hit out at the Foreign Secretary, who has so far remained silent over his decision to woo the comic to win Labour votes from his fans.
  
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• The celebrities who spoke out against David Walliams and Russell Brand BEFORE they were exposed

  11-11-2026 16:12 via News | Mail Online
  
  They had hundreds of celebrity friends at the height of their fame, but a number of high-profile figures spoke out about Russell Brand and David Walliams before serious allegations were made.
  
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• Netflix refuses to pull Russell Brand comedy show that features a disgusting joke about his wife and daughter

  11-11-2026 16:09 via News | Mail Online
  
  The streaming service confirmed that it had no intention of removing the 51-year-old comedian and actor from its platform, despite his convictions for rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Hundreds of UK schools hit by hoax bomb threats as pupils evacuated in mass scare

  11-11-2026 16:08 via Mirror - News
  
  A wave of bomb threats continue to blight institutions across Europe after hundreds of schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland were targeted by malicious messages
  
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• Browns brasserie founder's 100 year-old mother was given just hours to live before he and his sister allegedly murdered her with morphine overdose, court hears

  11-11-2026 16:07 via News | Mail Online
  
  Paramedics told Pamela Mogford's carer Agnes Pawlikowska that she was unlikely to live much longer after suffering a suspected aneurysm at home.
  
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• How the UK's welfare budget is bigger than Romania's GDP - and is forecast to be larger than Colombia's current national output by 2031

  11-11-2026 16:06 via News | Mail Online
  
  Britain's total benefits bill is also expected to rise to a staggering £431billion in 2031/32, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
  
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• Blonde Trump aide emerges as dark horse in race to be the next press secretary... but staff are desperate for the president not to give her the job

  11-11-2026 16:06 via News | Mail Online
  
  Bill Pulte, the powerful Trump aide, pushed her name to the President over dinner at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, a source close to Trump told the Daily Mail.
  
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• Russian cruise missiles spotted over Europe as horror strike launched on Ukraine

  11-11-2026 16:03 via Mirror - News
  
  Two Russian cruise missiles entered Moldova's airspace as Vladimir Putin launched deadly attacks across Ukraine, killing nine people and injuring 39 others.
  
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• Second celebrity with 'multiple' victims has been granted gagging order - after David Walliams was unmasked as star hiding behind injunction

  11-11-2026 16:01 via News | Mail Online
  
  A second well-known male celebrity accused of having 'multiple' victims is also hiding behind an injunction, investigative journalist Justine Smith has claimed on The Private Eye Podcast.
  
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• Girl, 16, ‘knifed to death in planned fight over boy they were both dating’

  11-11-2026 15:56 via Metro
  
  Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, died after being stabbed in Leeds on Saturday (Picture: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire)A teenager was stabbed to death in the street by another girl in a pre-planned fight over a boy, a jury has heard.Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, was killed by Kayla Smith, 18, after being taken to the scene by Blake Dowling, 18, with whom both girls had been in a relationship, a court heard.Jurors were told Smith made threats over the phone to stab Chloe after finding out about her r
  
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• Sue Perkins hits out at 'disgusting' BBC bosses over treatment of Bake Off contestants and reveals she and co-host Mel Giedroyc threatened to quit unless format was changed

  11-11-2026 15:52 via News | Mail Online
  
  Sue Perkins has hit out at 'disgusting' BBC bosses over the treatment of Bake Off contestants and revealed she and co-host Mel Giedroyc threatened to quit unless format was changed.
  
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• Scottish DJ, 32 named as one of six people killed in Krakow shooting

  11-11-2026 15:52 via News | Mail Online
  
   A British DJ has been named as the Briton killed in a mass shooting in Poland over the weekend. 
  
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• M25 traffic chaos after pile-up sparks severe delays near Junction 11

  11-11-2026 15:51 via Mirror - News
  
  There were severe delays on the M25 in Surrey after a multi-vehicle crash between junction 11 (Chertsey) and junction 12 (Thorpe)
  
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• Woman’s assault investigation dropped by police ‘because suspect didn’t answer door’

  11-11-2026 15:49 via Metro
  
  Emily Geer filmed a man who tried to hit her (Picture: SWNS)A woman has slammed police for dropping an assault investigation because the suspect ignored calls from cops and did not answer his door.Emily Geer, 33, filmed a man appearing to try to hit her as she walked to a university library in Manchester on April 16.She handed the footage to police, who she said were quickly able to identify the suspect.But almost seven months later, she received a text saying officers had failed to interview o
  
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• Woman sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage in Saudi Arabia

  11-11-2026 15:49 via Metro
  
  The Kenyan domestic worker continues to live in fear of when her sentence will be carried out in Riyadh (Picture: Getty Images)A woman who gave birth outside marriage was sentenced to 100 lashes in Saudi Arabia after being reported to the authorities.
  Women’s rights campaigners have raised the alarm after reports that a Kenyan domestic worker is due to be punished for the birth, which can be considered an offence under the country’s Sharia law system.
  The mother, Esther Wanja Muthoni, has b
  
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• Britain's oldest binman still doing the rounds at 82 - with no plans to put a lid on his career

  11-11-2026 15:49 via Mirror - News
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Biffa worker John Wesbroom, 82, has walked nearly 60,000 miles and emptied nearly six millions bins during his career spanning 50 years
  
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• Major change over full-time work being seen in UK workplaces - your rights

  11-11-2026 15:44 via Mirror - News
  
  A new study by the Resolution Foundation, which is close to Downing Street, has uncovered a major change in what is going at work across the UK
  
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• Ex-national security chief Sedwill says Britain must 'go on the offensive' with Russia to deter hybrid attacks

  11-11-2026 15:43 via News | Mail Online
  
  Britain and her allies should make Russia 'feel threatened' as part of their strategy to thwart the Kremlin, a former national security advisor has urged.
  
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