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• This is why you can’t moo-ve for Highland cows right now

  09-09-2026 07:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Highland cows are everywhere right now (Picture: Dunelm/Matalan/Metro)‘There are more Highland cows in here than Scotland,’ my friend joked as we made our way around Next. It’s true that the high-street store has gone a bit Highland cow mad of late.
  Shoppers can buy toasters adorned with images of the shaggy-haired, long-horned animals, a £475 swivel chair shaped like one, and even Highland cow Christmas trees (you have to see it to believe it). So popular have
  
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• Buckingham Palace's hidden treasures: Forgotten items including betting slips and worker's boots are found under floorboards during restoration

  14-09-2026 08:36 via dailymail.com
  
  The Palace has been undergoing a £370million reservicing for the past decade to rewire its electrics, upgrade its plumbing and heating, and overhaul its infrastructure.
  
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• Sarah loses everything in major Emmerdale twist as Charity prison revenge seriously backfires

  14-09-2026 08:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah’s plan backfired dramatically (Picture: ITV / Metro)Emmerdale spoilers follow for Monday’s (September 14) episode that is now available to view on ITVX and YouTube. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 8pm.Sarah Sugden’s (Katie Hill) will rue the day she sought revenge on unsuspecting Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) by sending her to prison – a plan which created a chain reaction that would ultimately backfire on her.
  Charity, as vie
  
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• Hundreds of Britain's top pubs, hotels and restaurants call for Andy Burnham to cut hospitality VAT in move that could save thousands of jobs

  14-09-2026 08:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The campaign comes as Mr Burnham prepares to welcome business leaders to Downing Street today as he seeks to present his Government as a 'partner for growth'.
  
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• Anthony Albanese under fire over $6.05million grant to golf club 200 metres away from his investment property in trendy Sydney suburb

  14-09-2026 08:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister has lashed out at critics questioning a $6 million grant to a golf club near his Marrickville investment property, describing the allegations as a 'smear'.
  
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• Rubbish 'won't be taken away' if 3 common items are placed in recycling bin

  14-09-2026 08:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A binman has shared some important advice for people who are struggling to get their rubbish collected. He warned it may not be taken away if a few common items are found in recycling bins
  
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• Wayne Rooney blasts ‘horrendous’ decision in Manchester derby: ‘I’m so sick of this’

  14-09-2026 08:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has had enough of VAR (Picture: BBC)Wayne Rooney is ‘so sick’ of ‘horrendous’ VAR after the latest error in Manchester United’s defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, which he labelled ‘baffling’.An Erling Haaland goal after an hour was the difference between the sides at Old Trafford, after City survived an early red card for Phil Foden to win 1-0.Foden was sent off for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes after the Portug
  
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• Sam Altman reveals two ways AI can go 'very badly' as he addresses concerns following chilling warning from whistleblower

  14-09-2026 08:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, revealed two ways he believes artificial intelligence can go 'very badly' and called for cooperation among execs to slow its rapid progress.
  
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• Putin humiliated as failure exposed by Ukraine's 'most important attack of year'

  14-09-2026 08:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin claimed his army held 14 Donbas towns - but days later, a Ukrainian commander was strolling through one of them and told social media 'there are no Russian soldiers here'
  
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• Much loved ABC star Peter Thompson dies after battle with Parkinson's disease

  14-09-2026 08:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Former ABC host Peter Thompson has died aged 73.
  
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• British tennis player flying to Lithuania mistakenly told he had been deported and escorted from plane

  14-09-2026 08:01 via dailymail.com
  
  A British tennis player flying to Lithuania for a competition was mistakenly told he had been deported and was escorted from the plane.
  
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• This affordable Cetaphil cleanser keeps selling out and I completely understand why

  14-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This inexpensive item is a must-have for skincare. (Picture: Metro/Amazon/Cetaphil)
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  With so much noise in the beauty industry, we’re constantly shown the next best concealer that will banish your under-eye bags, the transformative serum that will give you the skin of a three-year-old, or the moisturiser that will give you that
  
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• The heartbreaking truth behind Zoe’s death in EastEnders as Kat is shattered

  14-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Kat and Alfie’s world fell apart after a shock death(Picture: BBC / Metro)EastEnders spoilers follow for Monday’s (September 14) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.Kat Slater’s (Jessie Wallace) whole world shattered into a million pieces after she discovered daughter Zoe (Michelle Ryan) dead in her bed.Zoe, who returned to Walford last year after two decades away, sustained a head injury in scenes which aired last
  
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• My daughter wants £4,500 to volunteer in Costa Rica – I’m sorry, what now?

  14-09-2026 08:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This week’s reader asks Sarah for help (Picture: Getty Images)For most people, the idea of volunteering is to give your time, expertise or skills free of charge to support a cause you believe in.It might be doing some shifts in a charity shop, it could be becoming a volunteer Community First Responder for your local ambulance service.Lots of people volunteer to help underprivileged children with their reading or to deliver meals on wheels to the elderly and those in care.Little of it is g
  
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• Parents fined £640 for taking children on holiday when school closed in heatwave

  14-09-2026 07:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NHS worker Francesca Longhurst says the fine is worth it as they wouldn't have been able to afford the holiday when schools break up
  
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• Aussie is locked out of her bank account without warning and told to go to Centrelink for support: 'How is this legal?'

  14-09-2026 07:55 via dailymail.com
  
  How is this legal? Aussie woman frozen out of all of her savings after her bank restricted her account and warned an investigation could take up to four weeks.
  
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• Polish minister says Russia threat 'inside the house' after Boris Johnson among 5 officials 'targeted'

  14-09-2026 07:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among the officials returning from a security conference in Kyiv on a "special train" when there was a warning of drone strikes by the Polish border
  
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• Boy, 3, seen behind car wheel in 'deeply concerning' video as man charged with reckless driving

  14-09-2026 07:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police allege the child appeared to “have control of steering the vehicle” in the stunning footage, which was uploaded to social media and caused quite a stir
  
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• OpenAI boss responds to claims AI could 'wipe out all humanity in 10 years'

  14-09-2026 07:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creators OpenAI, issued a 324-word statement over claims made by British Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton last week
  
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• Fear and loathing in Crowborough: How the far right infiltrated Middle England

  14-09-2026 07:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The documentary England Til I Die charts Liam’s journey into the far-right movement (Picture: Channel 4)‘Last summer, I was just changing jobs, moving house, newly single, and going to the odd protest,’ says self-confessed ‘patriot’ Liam Tomsett.
  Then,the telecommunications manager became an agitator almost overnight, after hearing on the radio that nearby army camps were to be used to house 600 asylum seekers.  
  The father-of-two lives in Crowborough, a pleas
  
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• NBC increases security at Today show after intruder alert and Nancy Guthrie kidnapping

  14-09-2026 07:28 via dailymail.com
  
  NBC has increased their security protocols following a breach that left staffers shaken after an intruder broke into the building, as insiders say the changes were well-overdue.
  
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• Reform UK hires patrol to monitor ‘asylum seeker’ areas

  14-09-2026 07:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  The patrols will be in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford (Picture: Daily Mail)A Reform UK council has deployed private security guards to town centres where concerns have reportedly been raised over ‘gatherings of male migrants’ from a nearby accommodation centre.Essex County Council said that six operatives will patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford town centres from Monday for an initial three-month trial period.The initiative, titled Operation Vanguard, is funded through
  
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• Over two million children's sweets recalled in America over 'choking hazard'

  14-09-2026 07:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sweet products sold since January 2023 have been recalled as they pose a risk of serious injury or death from choking hazard accroding to officials
  
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• Woman arrested after allegedly stripping naked on American Airlines flight to Miami

  14-09-2026 07:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Officers responded to American Airlines Flight 1779 upon its arrival at Miami International Airport on Friday and arrested a passenger who had allegedly gotten naked.
  
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• Hundreds of workers to lose their jobs as South Australian steelworks shuts down

  14-09-2026 07:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Up to 600 workers could lose their jobs at South Australia's Whyalla steelworks after a decision was made to shut down the blast furnace for good.
  
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• The Daily Debate: Should Piddington have independence?

  14-09-2026 07:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The Oxfordshire village of Piddington is set to vote on leaving the United Kingdom tomorrow, having been told that it will shortly accommodate more than 1,250 asylum seekers.
  
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• Twist in violent death of Aussie businessman at a luxury resort in Fiji as his girlfriend is named a suspect

  14-09-2026 06:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Hotel manager Jason Rigby, 40, died inside his staff apartment in the Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort in December 2024.
  
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• Aussie driver's shock as speeding fines from 2007 arrive nearly 20 years later: 'I've got no recollection'

  14-09-2026 06:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Scott, 42, was allegedly detected speeding on Hindmarsh Drive on April 22 and May 25, 2007, but says he was not made aware of the offences until recently.
  
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• US Airman stranded in Iran describes TWO DAYS behind enemy lines after fighter jet was shot down: From 'terrifying' parachute plunge to miracle rescue

  14-09-2026 06:37 via dailymail.com
  
  A US Air Force colonel, who has been only referred to by his callsign 'Dude 44 Bravo,' opened up about his experience being stuck behind enemy lines in Iran.
  
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• Sydney mum 'sorry' for killing her husband and cutting him up with a saw: 'I had enough'

  14-09-2026 06:26 via dailymail.com
  
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