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• The emergency ‘grab bag’ checklist every Brit needs to prep for Doomsday

  08-10-2026 12:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  It’s better to be prepared (Picture: Getty Images)The UK is set to be rocked by a ‘godzilla’ El Niño towards the end of 2026, which could be the strongest on record.As a result, strong winds and storms could cause devastation throughout Britain. When we saw an El Niño in the winter of 2015/16 we saw some of the most ‘extreme’ flooding in recent history.And, the National Flood Risk Assessment indicates that 6.3 million properties in England alone
  
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• Death of man who plunged 12 storeys to 'escape abduction' could have been avoided

  09-10-2026 18:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Forbes died after falling from a 12th-floor flat in Elphinstone Court, Aberdeen - it is believed Mr Forbes jumped from a bedroom window after being abducted
  
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• Democrat NY Attorney General Letitia James blasted for disastrous gaffes while debating young GOP upstart

  09-10-2026 18:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Democrat was blasted by her Republican opponent, Saritha Komatireddy, 42, a longtime federal prosecutor making her first run for political office, at a debate on Thursday night.
  
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• NYC-bound plane forced to make emergency landing at Miami Airport after turbulence so severe eight passengers were injured

  09-10-2026 18:13 via dailymail.com
  
  At least eight passengers were hospitalized when a New York City-bound jet suddenly dropped 25,000 feet.
  
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• Billionaire oil tycoon accused of brutally dumping girlfriend bought a $30m NYC penthouse...while claiming he couldn't support her because of 'cash flow,' lawsuit claims - now he's calling out her 'greed'

  09-10-2026 18:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Sid Bass, 84, allegedly promised his ex, Oona Sperr, a $50 million lump sum when he abruptly called it quits on their decade-long relationship back in September 2024, according to a lawsuit.
  
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• Student riots spread to Belgium as hundreds of hooded protesters clash with police sparking 'total chaos' in Brussels

  09-10-2026 18:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Student riots plaguing France have spread to Belgium, where hundreds of hooded thugs are clashing with police. 
  
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• Stockport legend Mama Flo: 'I've given thousands of meals away - nobody should go hungry'

  09-10-2026 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stockport cafe owner Florence Coke was surprised live on This Morning with a Pride of Britain Award. She runs Mama Flo's and makes sure that nobody in her community goes without
  
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• Hitler Mussolini becomes mayor as he wins election in Peru by just 25 votes

  09-10-2026 18:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, 45, has won an election to become mayor of Queropalca, Peru - despite his name, he was not running on a right wing extremist ticket
  
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• WWE legend who’s been wrestling for 23 years hints high-stakes match could end career

  09-10-2026 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 PageLA Knight is going into Money In The Bank this weekend knowing it could be ‘do or die’ for his WWE career.The 43-year-old megastar, who caught fire with fans in 2023 and became one of the world’s most popular wrestlers, has a chance to finally win a world title in WWE against longtime rival Roman Reigns on Saturday night.Asked what it would
  
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• Why did Jimmy leave Emmerdale and how did he die? Nick Miles exit explained

  09-10-2026 18:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jimmy King died last month after 22 years in the show (Picture: ITV)Emotions run high in Emmerdale as the villagers pay tribute to Jimmy King (Nick Miles) following his tragic death.It’s been an utterly devastating month for the residents of the eponymous village – not to mention the viewers at home! – as long-serving character Jimmy met an emotional demise.
  Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) has been so overwhelmed with grief – not just because of the fact that Jimmy died but also
  
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• Late night eating habit linked to up to 30% higher risk of liver disease

  09-10-2026 17:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eating after dinner or bedtime has been linked to a higher risk of liver disease, as researchers reveal that the time we tuck into our food could have a direct impact on your health
  
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• Crypto-tycoon-bankrolled Reform UK claim Tories are 'pressure group for wealthiest'

  09-10-2026 17:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a press conference in Westminster, Nigel Farage's treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick took a string of jabs at Kemi Badenoch who he accused of turning the Tories into a 'metropolitan pressure group for the wealthiest'
  
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• Silent Hill boss says Konami planning more new games for years to come

  09-10-2026 17:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Scarier than haggis (Konami)Konami has announced it’s already making moves on future Silent Hill games, as it tries to launch a new entry every year.While not the best of the recent crop of Silent Hill titles, Silent Hill: Townfall still continues what’s been an impressive comeback for the franchise. 
  This hot streak started with 2024’s Silent Hill 2 remake and last year’s Silent Hill f. After Townfall, the next title lined-up is a remake of the 1999 original PlaySt
  
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• More leaked audio reveals Ken Paxton's bitter rival thinks he'll lose: 'We need to teach Republicans a lesson'

  09-10-2026 17:46 via dailymail.com
  
  More Ken Paxton audio has leaked, and this time he's accusing Senator John Cornyn of wanting
  
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• ‘Doesn’t get the credit’ – Myles Lewis-Skelly names ‘most underrated’ Arsenal teammate

  09-10-2026 17:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly (Picture: Getty)Myles Lewis-Skelly has named Mikel Merino as his ‘most underrated’ teammate at Arsenal, insisting the midfielder ‘doesn’t get the credit’ he deserves.Merino joined Arsenal in the summer of 2024 from Real Sociedad and has proven himself to be a versatile part of Mikel Arteta’s squad.The Spaniard has 16 goals and eight assists in 85 appearances for the Gunners and has regularly provided cover up front when i
  
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• TV star covered in blood after being robbed at gunpoint in horrifying footage

  09-10-2026 17:39 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 PagePretty Little Liars star Keegan Allen has horrified fans with footage of the moment he was beaten and robbed.The actor was left breathless and bloody after being assaulted by masked thieves, who stole his watch before running off.Keegan, 37, best known for playing Toby Cavanaugh for seven seasons of the Freeform drama series, filmed the immediate aftermath o
  
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• Two Latvians arrested for trespass after 'breaking through perimeter fence' at RAF base used by US military intelligence are released on bail

  09-10-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The men, 36 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK after being found inside RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Seconds from death: Moment Ukrainian sprints from path of incoming Russian drone before it lands yards away in huge fireball explosion

  09-10-2026 17:33 via dailymail.com
  
  The drone struck a children's playground in Sviatopetrivske, in Kyiv's Bucha district, on Thursday afternoon, with the man managing to flee seconds before the massive explosion.
  
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• Grieving family accuses cops of lying after they said girl, 16, was struck and killed by deputy while lying in middle of road

  09-10-2026 17:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Persephone Berger, 16, died after a being hit by the car of a deputy at 3.43am on Saturday. The girl was reportedly on her way back home after sneaking out to a party.
  
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• America live-streaming Nidal Hasan’s execution isn’t justice

  09-10-2026 17:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon has confirmed it will be live-streamed (Picture: Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ask most people to name the man who helped plan the Manchester Arena bombing, and they’d struggle. His name is Hashem Abedi. His brother Salman killed 22 people in a suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017 – and Hashem is currently serving a minimum of 55 years for murder.When he made headlines again last year, accused of attacking prison officers, it was as another inmat
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder suspect accused of targeting Farage was 'particularly hostile' towards Reform, court hears

  09-10-2026 17:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ann Widdecombe, 78, died at home after she was hit over the head with a hammer 21 times with suspect Joshua Kerry allegedly driving 265 miles to her house
  
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• Zoo ringleader jailed over monkey torture videos

  09-10-2026 17:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bartosz Poklek was the ringleader of an international network of zoo sadists (Picture: CPS/PA Wire)The ringleader of an international network dedicated to torturing and killing monkeys for entertainment has been jailed for three years and three months.Bartosz Poklek, 30, from Bexley, south-east London, played a leading role in an online community known as the ‘monkey hate’ network, distributing thousands of animal abuse videos and allegedly directing how the animals should be tortur
  
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• Mum-of-two stabbed to death by serial abuser four days after being released early from jail

  09-10-2026 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dickiesha Nurse, 42, was stabbed to death in her home by ex-partner Robert Sabat, 60, shortly after he was let out on licence and just two days after she tried to call police
  
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• NYPD releases bodycam footage after ICE agents shoot migrant, 28, in NYC after he 'used car as battering ram' with five-year-old son in vehicle

  09-10-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Oscar Belgal was detained at about 4pm after being struck by a bullet in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, as shown in new bodycam video released by the New York Police Department.
  
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• Now the Lib Dems plunge into civil war as frontbencher quits amid rumours of coup against Ed Davey

  09-10-2026 17:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Charlie Maynard, the MP for Witney, has quit as the party's Treasury spokesman, with reports of a brewing coup.
  
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• Firing squads and lethal gas — how modern America puts prisoners to death

  09-10-2026 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  How a death sentence is carried out can depend on the state and the methods available to it (Picture: The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)Despite what the average person might think, America doesn’t have a single standard way of executing prisoners.
  Lethal injection is the most common, but states that still carry out death sentences have other methods at their disposal, including — but not limited to — nitrogen gas and even firing squads.Execution methods and their efficacy have come
  
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• Suspect in Widdecombe murder and Farage plot is ‘extreme left-wing terrorist’

  09-10-2026 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at the Old Bailey today charged with preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe and targeting Nigel Farage’s home held extreme left-wing views and was ‘particularly hostile’ towards Reform, the Old Bailey heard today.
  Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared charged with preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026, the day he allegedly killed Ms Widdecombe.The Reform UK s
  
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• Suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder and Nigel Farage plot is ‘extreme left-wing terrorist’

  09-10-2026 17:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at the Old Bailey today charged with preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe and targeting Nigel Farage’s home held extreme left-wing views and was ‘particularly hostile’ towards Reform, the Old Bailey heard today.
  Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared charged with preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026, the day he allegedly killed Ms Widdecombe.The Reform UK s
  
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• Monkey torturer who ran online 'cult' that dressed animals as babies and fed them into blenders is jailed for less than four years - and will be out after serving just one third of that

  09-10-2026 17:12 via dailymail.com
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. The judge said: 'If ever there was a case that demonstrates that the statutory maximum for animal cruelty is too low, this is it.'
  
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• Hardworking janitor who was dad of two is stabbed in neck and killed at Chicago L train station

  09-10-2026 17:11 via dailymail.com
  
  A brave Chicago rail maintenance janitor lost his life as he tried to help a train operator who was being pepper-sprayed.
  
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