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• Sunday blues peak at 7pm, new study finds

  13-09-2026 01:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have confirmed it is more than just a dip in mood - it is, in fact, a real affliction that affects us physically and mentally and even impacts our behaviour.
  
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• Simon Cowell drops out of Britain’s Got Talent filming with replacement revealed

  20-09-2026 15:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Simon Cowell will reportedly miss Britain’s Got Talent’s Blackpool auditions (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)Simon Cowell has dropped out of filming for Britain’s Got Talent, with a guest judge lined up to take his place.The 66-year-old will miss the show’s Blackpool auditions alongside his usual panellists Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI.Simon was forced to withdraw from America’s Got Talent filming earlier this month in LA in order to get a procedure on his back.N
  
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• Nasa releases panoramic images revealing what a day on Mars looks like

  20-09-2026 15:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  The images offer a glimpse of what life (or lack thereof) is like on the Red Planet (Picture: Nasa)Nasa has published a brand new ‘postcard’ picture of a sand ridge on Mars.The new shots were taken by the agency’s rover, Curiosity Mars, while it was parked at a sandy geographical feature nicknamed ‘Chocolatal’.The pair of photos were captured at 9.56am on August 29 and 5.39pm on September 2 – Mars time – and were merged together after being sent back to
  
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• Harrowing moment suspected drug boat erupts in fireball as US strike kills four in Caribbean - taking campaign death toll to 231

  20-09-2026 15:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Operation Southern Spear has killed at least 231 people in 69 strikes since the Trump administration launched the operation in September 2025.
  
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• Truck driver with decades on the road sounds the alarm on the freight industry as fuel prices spike around Australia again: 'Never seen it like this'

  20-09-2026 15:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The Albanese government last month removed the last remaining discount on the fuel excise, which caused a spike in prices for millions of drivers, but prices have continued to climb this month.
  
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• Richard Hammond recalls moment he thought he was dying on 20th anniversary of Top Gear crash

  20-09-2026 15:27 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s been 20 years since Richard Hammond suffered a terrible car crash (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)Richard Hammond has reflected on his near-death experience, 20 years after his terrifying Top Gear crash.The presenter, 56, was almost killed driving a jet-powered vehicle while filming an episode of the hit BBC show.
  He’d been travelling at over 300 miles per hour when a front tyre blew, causing the car to veer off track and flip over.Hammond was seriously hurt in the crash, sustaining
  
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• Family of teen killed in car crash says ‘world will never be the same’

  20-09-2026 15:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Acacia Barnett’s family paid a moving tribute to the teenager after her death earlier this month (Picture: Thames Valley Police)The devastated family of an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a car crash have said their ‘world will never be the same’.Acacia Barnett died after the red Ford Fiesta she was a passenger in veered off the road and hit a tree in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on September 3.A 19-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving at the tim
  
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• Trump converting plans for his beloved DC triumphal arch into sprawling 'military complex' for deploying drones and snipers

  20-09-2026 15:23 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump has radically overhauled plans for his so-called 'Arc de Trump.'
  
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• Tameside schoolgirl, 15, goes missing as police issue urgent appeal for teen last seen late at night

  20-09-2026 15:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scarlett, 15, was last seen in the early hours of this morning in the Dukinfield area of Tameside, Greater Manchester - police are urgently appealing for help to track her down
  
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• Tesco and Asda selling 15p fruit that lowers cancer risk

  20-09-2026 15:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lowering your risk of cancer doesn't have to be expensive.
  
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• Monster shark 'to be destroyed' after mauling swimmer to death in horror Australia beach attack

  20-09-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A rare catch-and-kill order was issued for the great white shark after it attacked Greg O'Neill, 63, at a beach in Perth, Australia - with the swimmer's body yet to be found
  
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• Trump walks into explosive showdown with top world leaders at UN meeting as 'reckless' Iran war spirals and insiders rage: 'It's pathetic'

  20-09-2026 14:55 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump will step into the United Nations General Assembly hall this Monday for his sixth address, walking straight into an institution he has spent years systematically deriding.
  
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• Protesters march in town after former military base is turned into asylum camp housing 540 male migrants

  20-09-2026 14:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A camp for 350 migrants in Crowborough, Sussex, is already up and running despite fierce local objection over resident safety, strain on resources and the scale of the site.
  
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• Former Chelsea star makes surprise title race prediction after Arsenal defeat

  20-09-2026 14:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brighton thrashed Arsenal 3-0 on Saturday (Photo: Getty)Brighton should be considered Premier League title contenders alongside Arsenal and Manchester City, according to former Chelsea star Tony Cascarino.The Gunners began the season as clear favourites to defend the Premier League trophy, with City and Chelsea their nearest rivals, but a humiliating 3-0 defeat to the Seagulls on Saturday has thrown a spanner in the works.Though the Blues have faltered after an impressive start, the Citizens ar
  
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• Jamie Carragher tips Andoni Iraola to sign ‘wonderful’ Chelsea transfer target for Liverpool

  20-09-2026 14:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher is a big fan of Bournemouth star Alex Scott (Picture: Getty)Jamie Carragher has heaped praise on Alex Scott and believes Andoni Iraola could use his links with Bournemouth to sign the highly rated midfielder.Scott completed a move from Bristol City to Bournemouth back in 2023 and has gone on to establish himself as one of the most sought-after central midfielders in the Premier League over the last three years.The 23-year-old received his first senior Engla
  
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• Man, 33, is charged with 'attacking driver and hijacking bus' before vehicle crashed into several cars

  20-09-2026 14:19 via dailymail.com
  
  A man has been charged after a bus was stolen and crashed into a row of parked cars.
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton share first public kiss and we are not ok

  20-09-2026 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton was supported by girlfriend Kim Kardashian as he co-chaired an A-list event (Picture: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton certainly aren’t shy about showing off their sizzling romance now.The Skims founder, 45, and racing champ, 41, first sparked dating rumours in February when their secret getaway to the Cotswolds was exposed, despite their sneaky efforts.In the months since, they’ve gradually started makin
  
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• Nigel Farage lashes out as Reform's £72m fund is threatened by watchdog's review of election spending rules

  20-09-2026 14:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Vijay Rangarajan, the chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said he is looking at whether current rules on spending by political parties are 'fit for purpose'.
  
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• Micah Richards opens up about dad's death and tough decision to carry on with live BBC punditry

  20-09-2026 14:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Micah Richards' father died not long before he went on air to provide punditry for the BBC during England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina
  
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• Brit tourists cheat death as Mexico holiday tour bus rolls towards 1,000-metre canyon

  20-09-2026 14:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The near-death ordeal left multiple people needing hospital treatment, with one tourist from Portsmouth describing it as 'the most terrifying experience of my life'
  
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• This is not just a shanty town, it's an M&S shanty town: How homeless migrant camps are turning Oxford Street into a nighttime no-go zone

  20-09-2026 13:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Oxford Street is increasingly being transformed into the sort of squalid slum more associated with the London of Charles Dickens than 21st century commerce.
  
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• Ed Sheeran brutally mocked on Saturday Night Live UK for ‘being on the fence’

  20-09-2026 13:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Saturday Night Live UK took aim at Ed Sheeran this weekend (Picture: Sky One)Saturday Night Live UK targeted Ed Sheeran this weekend for his ‘fence-sitting’ on recent events.The Shape of You singer, 35, has come under fire for his lukewarm response to rapper Macklemore being cut from his Loop tour.The American rap artist, 43, was removed from Sheeran’s tour after opening at a New Jersey concert in early September.‘A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in
  
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• Coleen Rooney reveals what husband Wayne is really like as she names four key traits

  20-09-2026 13:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen has shone a candid light on her husband's personality ahead of the launch of the upcoming Disney+ docu-series The Real Rooneys
  
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• Police deal with real-life Hot Fuzz moment as they try and capture runaway swan on busy road

  20-09-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The white bird brought traffic to a halt on the aptly named Swannery Bridge in Weymouth, Dorset, at about 7.30pm on Thursday.
  
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• Britain faces 'global oil shortage and soaring energy bills' this winter after Iran and Ukraine wars

  20-09-2026 13:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spiralling conflict in the Middle East and further disruption to global supply of oil and gas is set to see energy bills and petrol prices soar once again over the coming months
  
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• Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanised against her will under Canada's assisted dying system - she died covered in blood with her hands clasped in prayer

  20-09-2026 13:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Two days before her Christian grandmother's assisted dying procedure in Ontario, Canada, Brigitte Kranendonk sat her down to make sure she knew exactly what was going to happen.
  
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• Jittery Republicans weigh Trump's turnout energy with just 44 DAYS until midterms: 'He's not gonna help'

  20-09-2026 13:21 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail Wednesday night, firing up a roaring crowd of Republican supporters in North Carolina.
  
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• Andy Burnham's past Donald Trump criticism will be 'no bar' to strong US-UK relationship

  20-09-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour chair Bridget Phillipson instead described the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's previous criticism of the erratic US President on social media as 'politics'
  
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• Three men rushed to hospital after stabbing outside gay bar - as police launch hunt for culprit

  20-09-2026 13:07 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers were called to Tithebarn Street at around 6.35am this morning after three people were found injured.
  
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• Mum of British Royal Marine aid worker killed in Gaza urges Andy Burnham to stop all arms sales to Israel

  20-09-2026 13:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: James 'Jim' Henderson, 33, was among seven humanitarian aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, back in April 2024, which the IDF later admitted was a 'grave mistake'
  
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