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• Thomas Tuchel purrs over ‘so smooth’ Chelsea and Liverpool transfer target

  04-10-2026 11:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel has another great option in midfield on his hands (Picture: Shutterstock)Thomas Tuchel has heaped praise on Bournemouth’s Alex Scott after his first start for England in the 7-0 demolition of Croatia on Saturday.The 23-year-old was in midfield alongside Elliot Anderson as the Three Lions romped to a dominant win in Rijeka.Harry Kane (2), Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka (2) and Morgan Rogers scored the goals in a record defeat for Croatia, but Scott has earned pl
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Accused killer allegedly pretended he had cancer in 1,600-word message to Jesse Baird after their relationship broke down

  06-10-2026 01:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.
  
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• The Morning Poll: How worried are you about potential Russian missile attacks on Britain?

  06-10-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  How worried are you about potential Russian missile attacks on Britain? Have your say in the Morning Mail poll.
  
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• The hotel that could be transformed into a 'mega HMO' as neighbours fear it will be used to house asylum seekers

  06-10-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Proposals sent to Maidstone council in Kent would see the three-star hotel, which was recently rebranded The Apartell, transformed into co-living studio apartments.
  
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• Time capsule film of the first ever re-enactment of Battle of Hastings is unearthed and restored after nearly 60 years

  06-10-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly six decades after the footage was given to English Heritage, the movie will be shown to the public for the first time this weekend.
  
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• Nike CEO drops heavy hint he thinks sportswear giant went too woke as cratering stock price shows no signs of recovery

  06-10-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Nike CO Elliott Hill has delivered a brutal verdict on the sportswear giant's recent direction with his radical attempt to put sport back at the heart of the business.
  
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• Criminal gangs 'are recruiting foot soldiers as young as 11 to go shoplifting'

  06-10-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A surge in the number of children caught with stolen goods has sparked fears they are being recruited as 'foot soldiers' by criminals.
  
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• 'Islamo-Leftist' take over of Green Party 'well under way' after anti-Zionist backed candidates voted onto nearly every committee

  06-10-2026 01:03 via dailymail.com
  
  The Green Party conference this weekend in Brighton saw members voting candidates on to key decision-making committees within the party.
  
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• Tories pledge 'Britannia Shield' air defence system but Labour warns party can't be trusted

  06-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Known as the 'Britannia Shield', the Tory plan will provide a network of radar, command and control systems to detect incoming strikes, as well as interceptor missiles to thwart attacks
  
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• Private dentists 'overcharging patients by thousands' after collapse in NHS access

  06-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NHS dentistry crisis as consumer group Which? finds botched private procedures and overcharging - but patients don’t complain fearing losing access to a dentist
  
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• 'Desperate patients should never face huge dental bills because they can't get NHS care'

  06-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "The deeper scandal is that so many people are being pushed into private care because NHS dentistry has been allowed to collapse"
  
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• Cancer warning for millions as younger people being diagnosed earlier, bombshell NHS analysis reveals

  06-10-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The World Cancer Research Fund found more under-50s in England were getting cancer of the prostate, kidney, womb, liver, pancreas and breast
  
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• Daily horoscope October 6 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  06-10-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)Mars is still staunchly in energetic Leo. Now is the time to take action, as you have everything you need to see the results.
  Virgo, Leo and Cancer, charisma and connection come to you with ease. Make strategic moves within your network and relationship realm.
  Consider how you fit in the wider picture today, whether that’s socially or within your long-term goals. Your mission becomes clear.Ahead, you’ll fin
  
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• BBC is facing the worst crisis in its history and licence fee 'has had it', warns John Simpson

  06-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The 82-year-old, who has been with the corporation for six decades, predicted it will no longer exist unless funding is sorted out - and he branded viewers who do not pay the licence fee 'shoplifters'.
  
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• Tories vow to scrap Labour's 'vindictive' mansion tax if they win the next general election

  06-10-2026 01:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith branded the looming charge - which will cost up to £7,500 a year for owners of properties valued at more than £2million - 'vindictive'.
  
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• 'There's a clear case' to cut taxes on tobacco, claims Tory MP

  06-10-2026 01:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Jack Rankin, the Tory leader's Parliamentary Private Secretary, railed against the sky-high tax at a conference fringe.
  
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• Amazon’s biggest hidden deal is 15% off the electric toothbrush I recommend to everyone

  06-10-2026 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This small but mighty toothbrush packs a punch on cleaning your teeth. (Picture: Metro/Amazon/Getty/Suri)
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  From October 6 to 8, Amazon has slashed prices across thousands of items, spanning home, fashion, tech and beauty. There are huge savings to snap up across big-name brands like Ninja, Dyson, Lego, Samsung and more that you w
  
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• Sarah’s Coronation Street murder trial confirms mega twists – with devastating outcome

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sarah did the crime. But will she do the time? (Picture: ITV)Judgement day has arrived for Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) on Coronation Street. She did the crime. But will she do the time?This is it, folks. The week where we learn whether Weatherfield’s girl next door will effectively exit the show for good, with a life sentence for the murder of Theo Silverton (James Cartwright).Nobody’s shedding any tears over Theo. The man was a vicious abuser who terrorised Sarah’s best
  
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• Robert will take over Emmerdale village – and Ryan Hawley couldn’t be happier as he reveals future

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert Sugden is expanding his empire (Picture: ITV)Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) is on a mission to build his business empire in Emmerdale next week, as he makes a deal to take over the Hide.In upcoming scenes, Robert manipulates Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) into selling him her business.‘Robert’s ambitious and he wants to expand,’ actor Ryan Hawley explained. ‘He’s got designs on making something of himself, which is consistent with him all throughout his time in t
  
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• Panic ensues on Coronation Street as Lisa closes in over shooting

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Can Lisa solve the case? (Picture: ITV)DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) is never short of cases to investigate on Coronation Street.The Cobbles copper led the investigate into Theo Silverton’s murder and slapped the cuffs on the culprit Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien).Unfortunately, the Platts are associated with murder as much as they are hair salons, ever since Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) tried to drive the entire family into the canal.Now the better half of Swarla is about t
  
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• Emmerdale’s Sadie and Joe join forces to utterly destroy Caleb and Ruby

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe and Sadie join forces to destroy Caleb and Ruby (Picture: ITV)Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) has absolutely no intention of leaving the Emmerdale village empty handing.In the process of trying to track Jimmy King’s (Nick Miles) hidden money down, Sadie feigned a friendship with Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly), which allowed her to get close enough to Caleb (William Ash) to have a little flirt.In upcoming episodes, it becomes clear that Caleb now seems to be the new prize.Joe Tate (Ned Porteo
  
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• Emmerdale’s Robert makes a wary promise to Aaron after striking a game-changing deal

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Robert’s got a new plan (Picture: ITV)Ooh Emmerdale’s Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) is a slippery little thing, isn’t he?So much so, even Aaron makes him promise to stop, and that says it all.He’s a schemer who cares about nothing but his own end goal, even at the expense of grieving Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler). He also has no scruples about screwing over Sadie King (Patsy Kensit), although no one’s complaining about that one.But now he’s also destroying Gabby
  
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• Emmerdale’s Moira reacts very badly to shock news – and alienates her entire family

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Matty and Moira receive some news (Picture: ITV)It’s a one in one out system for the Dingles these days – as one heads to prison, another gets released.Emmerdale’s Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) is ready for his court date and is preparing himself as best he can for some time behind bars, just as Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) gets the news that Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) is coming home.She finds this out in a bit of an awkward fashion – Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) is st
  
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• Emmerdale’s Joe almost kills yet again and Kim is utterly disgusted

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joe Tate hasn’t been making the best decisions lately (Picture: ITV)Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) has been in a bad place since the accident that killed Dawn Taylor in Emmerdale, and it’s left him making questionable decisions.His grief and anger at Caleb Miligan (William Ash) for using Dawn to get back at him led him to go to extreme lengths in retaliation, burying Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) alive.Unfortunately, it seems that this move wasn’t enough to get Joe’s anger out
  
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• EastEnders predator Craig’s true colours as he targets Denzel over Amy

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Craig makes a discovery (Picture: BBC/Metro)Predatory copper DC Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey) targets Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) ex-boyfriend Denzel Danes (Jaden Luke Ladega) in EastEnders next week, as he steps up his attempts to control her. Amy has been central to a new storyline in the BBC soap, which has seen her be groomed by Craig The coming months will see him completely isolate her from her family and friends as he exerts control. Fans have already seen him
  
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• EastEnders’ Kat and Alfie split ‘confirmed’ after 24 years in colossal showdown

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Are the Moons over? (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) had barely been reunited with estranged daughter Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) for a year before she died last month in EastEnders.After an unbelievably life-threatening return that saw her get shot, held hostage by a murderous P.I she’d previously bashed in the head, get trapped in a house fire and end up in a life-or-death showdown with her baby daddy, Zoe’s demise was shockingly low-key.Discoveri
  
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• Abigail’s grooming of Dee Dee reaches dangerous levels in Hollyoaks

  06-10-2026 00:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Abigail target Dee Dee again as things take a turn (Picture: Lime Pictures / Metro)Abigail Matthews’ (Brooke Vincent) grooming of Dee Dee Hutchinson (Chloe Atkinson) escalates in Hollyoaks next week as she plans to go on a date with the student.
  The high school teacher, as viewers know, has been targeting Dee Dee – who she first encountered at a rehab facility a few months ago – for quite some time now.Dee Dee has come to see newcomer Abigail, who recently landed a job at the
  
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• Leah on a mission to save Lucas in Hollyoaks as she flees the hospital

  06-10-2026 00:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leah defends Lucas (Picture: Lime Pictures / Metro)If there’s one thing Leah Barnes (Charlotte Alex Riley) is sure of in this world in Hollyoaks, it’s that brother Lucas Hay (Oscar Curtis) is innocent of the crimes he’s been accused of.
  Lucas has found the finger pointed at him in the wake of his comeback to the village, with various residents speculating that due to his recent stint in prison, he is to blame for dad Ste’s (Kieron Richardson) disappearance.
  Ste vanished
  
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• One Nation demands nationwide ban on burqas and niqabs in schools as Pauline Hanson warns of radicalisation and says students must show their faces in class

  06-10-2026 00:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The controversial policy would apply to all schools, including Islamic and private institutions.
  
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• Watch shocking new video of Trump-backed congressman Max Miller: Leaked footage of vulgar display... as photos of his girlfriend's lewd shirt cause storm

  06-10-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The video also shows the Ohio Republican's response to a crude comment he is alleged to have made to his wife shortly after she gave birth.
  
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