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• The routine question all doctors ask that patients absolutely ‘despise’

  11-09-2026 12:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Doctors ask multiple questions during an appointment but there’s one that’s in the firing line (Picture: Shutterstock / Andrew Will)If you’ve sat down in a doctor’s office recently, it’s likely you’ve spent a couple of minutes reeling off your symptoms while they type some notes on their computer.Then, you’re hit with one simple question: ‘What is it you’d like me to do?’It’s a phrase commonly used by NHS doctors but it’s s
  
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• Ryanair flight from Edinburgh diverts in mid-air emergency

  13-09-2026 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Morocco has been forced to divert to Birmingham Airport following an emergency on board with a passenger falling ill
  
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• Naked body found off ritzy Malibu coast identified as composer with 'beautiful' voice

  13-09-2026 21:09 via dailymail.com
  
  He was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet.
  
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• Boy, 16, dies after car crashes into tree leaving two others injured: Driver, 18, is arrested

  13-09-2026 21:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A blue Volkswagen Polo smashed into a tree in Worcestershire on Saturday evening.
  
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• Two brothers launched 'vicious' attack on Uber Eats delivery driver after he took too long to drop off their McDonald's burgers

  13-09-2026 21:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Charlie Campbell and Tyler Campbell assaulted courier Stephen Onwuegbule on January 13 following a late-night food order to their home.
  
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• I got stranded in the world’s greatest food city, where every meal was £12 or less

  13-09-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Adam discovered the joys of the joys of Peruian cuisine, at a bargain price (Pictures: Adam Miller)I’m at São Paulo airport four hours before my flight.I am smug about my uncharacteristically efficient arrival time ahead of jetting out to Costa Rica, when I strut over to the check-in desk only to have a member of staff flick through my documents and ask…‘Can I see your Yellow Fever vaccine certificate?’Oh.It doesn’t take much to throw me off balance and thi
  
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• Emma Willis: ‘I’m ready for negativity on Strictly – I won’t engage with it’

  13-09-2026 21:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emma Willis will join Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe next weekend as the new faces of Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: Lia Toby/Getty Images)Within the week, Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC screens having been primped, plucked and bedazzled into a new version of itself.It’s out with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, in with Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe.The selection process was as cloak and dagger as you might expect. The Beeb sent cars to smuggle hopefuls
  
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• Micah Richards slams ’embarrassing’ Man Utd star after Man City defeat

  13-09-2026 20:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards (Picture: Sky Sports)Micah Richards has branded Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes ’embarrassing’ for his reaction to Phil Foden’s petulant kick which led to the Manchester City midfielder’s sending off.Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game in a highly controversial Manchester derby at Old Trafford, in which visitors City played the majority of the match with only ten men on the field.Referee Michael Oliver
  
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• Ex-Strictly star criticises AJ Pritchard days after Oti Mabuse warning

  13-09-2026 20:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  AJ Pritchard has been met with yet more criticism for his ‘British dancer’ comment (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer has called AJ Pritchard’s comments about wanting to see more British dancers ‘low’.Pritchard, himself a former Strictly pro, faced backlash after saying he ‘would love to see more British dancers on the show’ as he appeared on American reality dance series, The Next Pro, to be in with a chan
  
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• Wayne Rooney hits out at Man Utd transfer window mistake after derby defeat

  13-09-2026 20:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Michael Carrick and Man Utd are eight points off the top of the table after four games of the new season (Credits: Alan Martin/Shutterstock)Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United have been left counting the cost of a disappointing transfer window after a damaging derby defeat.
  Erling Haaland’s controversial goal ultimately secured three impressive points for Enzo Maresca’s side, who played with 10 men from the 23rd minute onwards following Phil Foden’s sending off.
  Despite th
  
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• Charlie Kirk statue outside Turning Point HQ in Arizona is DEFACED by twisted vandals making a mockery of his killing... as vile message is left for his supporters

  13-09-2026 20:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The Charlie Kirk statue outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, was vandalized on Sunday morning. The memorial was just unveiled on Thursday.
  
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• 'Reform's £72million cash boost from crypto tycoons could be a poisoned chalice'

  13-09-2026 20:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mammoth cash injection for Reform from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo could transform Nigel Farage's party's electoral machine - but it also comes with risks
  
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• 'Questions must be answered when a staggering £72million buys political influence'

  13-09-2026 20:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reform’s £72million in donations from two crypto billionaires raises questions over political influence, particularly as Nigel Farage pushes policies that could benefit the cryptocurrency industry
  
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• Seven children injured in fairground horror as ride crashes to ground

  13-09-2026 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Images show the wreckage of a fairground ride in Venezuela which collapsed with people falling from their seats to the ground leaving seven children injured
  
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• Huge wildfire breaks out at tourist hotspot Costa del Sol as 11 helicopters and more than 100 firefighters race to battle inferno

  13-09-2026 20:19 via dailymail.com
  
  At least 11 helicopters, 11 airplanes and more than 100 firefighters raced to tackle the blaze close to Benahavis, a short drive from Marbella.
  
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• Charlie Kirk statue outside Turning Point HQ in Arizona is DEFACED just days after it was unveiled... as vandals leave vile message for his supporters

  13-09-2026 20:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The Charlie Kirk statue outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, was vandalized on Sunday morning. The memorial was just unveiled on Thursday.
  
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• One of six chicks born to Britain's rarest bird of prey has been hit and killed by a train

  13-09-2026 20:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The young Montagu's Harrier was hatched alongside five others at a secret location earlier this year.
  
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• Roy Keane delivers verdict on controversial Erling Haaland goal against Man Utd

  13-09-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Erling Haaland scored a controversial winner to continue Manchester City’s 100 per cent start (Picture: Sky Sports)Roy Keane says Erling Haaland’s goal in Manchester City’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United should ‘of course’ have been disallowed by VAR.City were reduced to ten men in the 23rd minute as Phil Foden was given his marching orders for a petulant kick on Bruno Fernandes on the touchline at Old Trafford.But City dug deep and broke the deadlock after Mar
  
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• Donald Trump lifts Irish whiskey tariffs because ‘everyone’s bugging’ him

  13-09-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump accepts cheers during the trophy presentation on the final day of the Irish Open (Picture: Getty)Donald Trump brought joy to the Irish after telling crowds at the Irish Open he would lift his tariffs on whiskey.Crowds cheered the US President and chanted ‘USA’ as he announced the decision on Sunday.He said he had discussed the matter with Taoiseach Micheál Martin after maintaining the 15% levy on Irish whiskey despite scrapping it for the UK after King Charles vi
  
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• Donald Trump ‘cheered’ after lifting ‘unfair’ whiskey tariffs at Irish Open

  13-09-2026 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump accepts cheers during the trophy presentation on the final day of the Irish Open (Picture: Getty)Donald Trump brought joy to the Irish after telling crowds at the Irish Open he would lift his tariffs on whiskey.Crowds cheered the US President and chanted ‘USA’ as he announced the decision on Sunday.He said he had discussed the matter with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.He said: ‘Everybody’s been bugging me.‘They are saying would you do me a favour? It
  
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• British Good Samaritan 'killed by Afghan and hid in suitcase' may have been forced to take drug to calm her down on day of murder

  13-09-2026 19:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, was found dead in a suitcase in Athens on July 18. Sharif Ahmadzai, a boxer from Afghanistan, is being held in connection with her death.
  
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• Charlie Kirk statue outside Turning Point HQ in Arizona is defaced by vandals just days after it was unveiled

  13-09-2026 19:58 via dailymail.com
  
  The Charlie Kirk statue outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, was vandalized on Sunday morning. The memorial was just unveiled on Thursday.
  
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• Six men hunted by police after balaclava anti-migrant protest injures officers

  13-09-2026 19:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for six men to come forward (Picture: Hampshire & Isle of Wight police)Police have launched a manhunt to trace six men from an anti-migrant protest that erupted into violent disorder.Hampshire & Isle of Wight police released images of men asking the public for information after violence flared at Eastney Marina on Sunday 6 September.A crowd of 200 people assembled at the small port to try and stop people being loaded off a small boat crossing the English Channel.Pro
  
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• Woman catches partner's harrowing domestic abuse on cameras she installed to watch her dog

  13-09-2026 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Liz Shanks, who is from South Lanarkshire, Scotland, captured years of domestic abuse by Chris Forrest and was able to bring her partner to justice
  
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• Small businesses say one in four High Street shops near them lay empty - with two out of three saying it is now harder to succeed here than in rest of Europe

  13-09-2026 19:53 via dailymail.com
  
  A new study found one in five store owners say more than a quarter of shopfronts near them are vacant, while nearly two-thirds believe Britain is a harder place to operate than its European peers.
  
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• Turkish police raid gay bars and LGBTQ+ homes in ‘family values’ crackdown

  13-09-2026 19:52 via metro.co.uk
  
  Turkish police launched dawn raids on popular hang out spots (Picture: REUTERS)Turkish police have arrested 162 people in a sweeping crackdown targeting gay bars and LGBTQ+ activists.Authorities carried out dawn raids in 12 provinces over the weekend as part of a ‘My Family is Safe’ campaign to protect family values.Officers targeted popular hangouts, current and former members of prominent LGBTQ+ rights groups and blocked their websites.Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said pro
  
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• Dad, 35, 'shot dead' in West Lothian pictured as cops hunt attacker

  13-09-2026 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Billy Watson has been named locally as the 35-year-old man who was shot dead at a property on Harestanes Road in Armadale, with a police investigation underway
  
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• Mairi McAllan accused of being 'in denial' over state of schools as she snubs Michael Gove offer

  13-09-2026 19:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Scotland's Education Secretary has been accused of being in denial about the state of schools after she turned down an offer to learn from England's approach.
  
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• World Conker Championships could be called off after nuts weather frazzled this year's crop

  13-09-2026 19:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Bosses fear the nuts harvested after this summer will be too small to take part in the tournament, which requires 3,000 large two-inch wide conkers to take place.
  
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• Portsmouth demonstration appeal as police issue photos of people they want to speak to after violence

  13-09-2026 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tensions have been rising in Portsmouth since protests begun last weekend, after following the ugly demonstration last Sunday, and police have asked for help to track down six people
  
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