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• Toddler pulls loaded handgun from backpack at nursery

  30-09-2026 22:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Officers responded to the Children’s World Early Learning Center on Monday morning and collected the firearm (Picture: Childrens World Early Learning – Canton/Facebook)A police officer is facing jail in the US after their toddler pulled a loaded gun out at nursery.The terrifying incident happened at Childrens World Early Learning Center in Canton, Detroit, on Monday.Luckily, a quick-thinking member of staff saw the youngster pull it from a rucksack and disarmed them before anyone wa
  
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• Moment October 7 survivor whose husband died jumping on a grenade to protect his sons is booed off stage during protest at anti-IDF film premiere

  02-10-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  October 7 survivor Sabine Taasa was booed out of the cinema with audience members telling her 'too bad the Germans didn't finish you off' and 'we don't care'.
  
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• Germany vows to be a 'partner' in getting Britain back into the EU after Andy Burnham hinted at Brexit betrayal

  02-10-2026 13:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Susanne Baumann, the German ambassador to the UK, said Britain 'will always find a partner' in Berlin.
  
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• Influencer mum found dead with children in 'murder-suicide' after chilling post

  02-10-2026 13:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cindy Tamez, from Mexico, posted a clip on social media about her 'nasty side' before she was found dead along with the bodies of her partner and three children
  
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• Adventure travel firm is sued for £12million by customer after she was trapped in a capsized river boat on 'sunset BBQ cruise' in Cambodia

  02-10-2026 13:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Transforma Travel Group - set up by British backpacker Ramsey Kerr after being inspired during his gap year in south-east Asia - is facing a lawsuit from German government worker Annika Kreten, 39.
  
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• Death Row inmate spent 81 minutes strapped to gurney as executioners tried to kill him — then walked away

  02-10-2026 13:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Executioners tried and failed to kill the murderer, who was on Death Row for a brutal slaying.
  
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• Mum among four in court over 'murder' of newborn baby girl 'stabbed 15 times'

  02-10-2026 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The baby’s mother, Andrea Skopova, 20, appeared in the dock alongside Peter Horvath Jnr, 19, Peter Horvath Snr, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, charged with murder
  
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• Man City make decision on appealing Premier League guilty verdict

  02-10-2026 13:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man City were found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules (Photo: Getty)Manchester City have announced they have lodged an appeal after being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules.It was confirmed on Tuesday that an independent commission had found the club guilty of all but one of the 115 charges against them.The commission says City had arranged ‘sham’ sponsorship deals, filed misstated accounts and breached spending limits to ‘artificially infl
  
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• Senne Lammens responds to Paul Scholes criticism over Man Utd form

  02-10-2026 13:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens (Picture: Getty)Senne Lammens said he has to be ‘mentally strong’ after Paul Scholes suggested the ‘jury is still out’ on the Manchester United goalkeeper.Belgian goalkeeper Lammens completed an £18.1m move to United from Royal Antwerp on transfer deadline day last summer.But despite his moderate fee and low profile, Lammens quickly displaced Altay Bayindir to become the first choice under Ruben Amorim and his replace
  
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• Property buyers are now spending £17,500 to move - and most of cost is stamp duty

  02-10-2026 13:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You start to pay stamp duty when the value of your property is worth more than £125,000, or £300,000 if you are a first-time buyer with the typical stamp duty cost standing at £9,500
  
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• Jealous husband who feared wife was leaving jailed after killing her and stabbing himself

  02-10-2026 13:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Davies, 57, has been jailed for murdering wife Tracey after thinking she was going to leave him - he then took an overdose and stabbed himself before a horrified relative found them both
  
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• I gave my kidney to a stranger after receiving a random email

  02-10-2026 13:03 via metro.co.uk
  
  For Paul, donating his left kidney was a no brainer (Picture: Getty)Not all heroes wear capes… our Unsung Heroes series celebrates ordinary people doing extraordinary work.Imagine saving someone’s life, even though you’ll never meet them.
  That’s the reality for altruistic kidney donor, Paul Hawthorne, 70, from Stratford-upon-Avon, who donated his left kidney to a stranger in 2024.‘I know the recipient of my kidney is a woman who lives in the south of England &ndas
  
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• Government gives 'younger age' update over pensions for emergency service workers

  02-10-2026 13:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It follows calls to change the pension age for frontline workers
  
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• There’s a ‘pointless’ plan to prepare 4-year-olds for the world of work in schools

  02-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new report wants to see primary school children taught about the world of work earlier (Picture: Getty Images)Children in England should be introduced to the world of work from as young as four, a former minister has said.Ex-Labour MP for Darlington, Alan Milburn, said that the primary school curriculum should include talks from professionals about different careers, as well as taster sessions.The hope would be to ‘broaden horizons’ for young people.He also believes some form of w
  
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• The air fryer that finally stopped me peeking mid-cook and ruined every other model for me

  02-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  This air fryer is spacious too. (Picture: Metro/Getty/Scott Da Silva-Wells)
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  Love them or hate them, air fryers are here to stay, and I’m not afraid to admit that I am an air fryer enthusiast. What’s not to love? They’re a quicker and healthier alternative, and many of them can do it all. I’m talking roast, air
  
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• London’s most beautiful autumnal walks and where to stop for coffee along the way

  02-10-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Soak up the start of autumn with London’s best walks (Picture: Getty Images)The seasons are turning, and London is coming into its own.
  As the air turns crisp and jumpers come out, the parks of the capital transform into magnificent tapestries of reds, oranges, and golds. It’s the perfect time to pull on your walking boots and explore our green spaces as they shift into autumn. From royal parks to woodland trails, London has dozens of routes where you can enjoy the changin
  
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• Man City charges LIVE: Appeal confirmed in new statement taking aim at the Premier League

  02-10-2026 12:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have formally confirmed they have launched an appeal after being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules
  
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• Aunt Bessie has had a major makeover — now people think she’s ‘fit’

  02-10-2026 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  The iconic character has had a ‘glow-up’ (Picture: Aunt Bessie’s)For more than 30 years, Aunt Bessie’s has been a staple in supermarket frozen food aisles.The British brand, best known for its Yorkshire puddings, has become synonymous with roast dinners, and its iconic character is considered somewhat of a national treasure.The grandma-esque Aunt Bessie has been smiling at customers from every packet for decades, a mixing bowl and spoon cradled in her arms.She’s a
  
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• Woman, 34, suffered bloating for 20 years before a test and diet change finally solved it

  02-10-2026 12:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sacha Morey went through many tests before she got to the true cause
  
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• Expert claims Prince Harry returned to UK for two reasons with move 'tricky' for Meghan

  02-10-2026 12:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A royal expert has expressed her belief that two of the reasons Prince Harry returned to the UK relate to poignant family concerns but she added that the relocation is 'challenging' for Meghan
  
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• 'Hearing loss left me isolated from my wife - then AI changed everything'

  02-10-2026 12:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Army veteran Lee Jackson struggled to deal with the gradual loss of his hearing - but an AI innovation has finally helped the veteran end his frustrating isolation
  
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• Greens meltdown over 'Zionism is racism' motion as ex-leader Caroline Lucas warns it will tell Jews they are 'not welcome'

  02-10-2026 12:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay criticised plans for Green members to pass a motion that defines Zionism as support for 'an ethnonationalist Jewish State'.
  
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• People living at London luxury tower block ‘shaken’ after latest tragedy

  02-10-2026 12:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene outside the UNCLE building in Elephant and Castle on Thursday (Picture: UKNIP)A woman has died after plunging from the same luxury tower block where a couple and their son fell to their deaths.Staff and people living at the UNCLE building in Elephant and Castle say they are ‘very shaken up’ after a woman fell to her death on Thursday.The woman, in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics and police called at just after 9.3
  
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• Ex-husband 'bought mincing machine, murdered Hong Kong model wife and cooked her remains with carrots to mask the smell'

  02-10-2026 12:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Police discovered parts of 28-year-old Abby Choi's dismembered body at a suburban Hong Kong property in February 2023, in a case that stunned the financial hub.
  
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• FlyDubai 'hijack' jet's stabbed captain reveals how he summoned strength to save others

  02-10-2026 12:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heavily-bandaged Smit Machchhar, 39, revealed he made "one last push" to unlock the flight deck so brave passengers could storm the cockpit and foil the "terror attack"
  
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• Certain type of cough that the could mean you're suffering from lung cancer

  02-10-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The NHS has shared information about the certain types of coughs that could mean you're suffering from lung cancer. The symptoms come as journalist and TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen died from the disease this week
  
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• Apprentice welder who 'begged nurses to let him die' after 'human fireball' accident wins 6-figure payout

  02-10-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Dwayne Bell, 17, was left with third-degree burns after a metal bin exploded in his face at a steel yard in Wigan, Greater Manchester, in March 2021, and has now won a six-figure compensation payout
  
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• CCTV released after gran, 68, found murdered at home as 'killer still walks free'

  02-10-2026 12:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rose Johnston, 68, was found dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, with a blunt force head injury - police have said her killer is still walking the streets
  
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• Prince William reveals his little-known childhood job at 'dodgy car boot sale'

  02-10-2026 12:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  During a visit to south-east Wales, Prince William reminisced about a part-time job he once had at a country fair in Wales and joked he might take it up again
  
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• Prince Harry says it's ‘impossible to look away’ from war in Ukraine during black-tie gala

  02-10-2026 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex stepped out in a tuxedo on Thursday night for a gala in London to support Ukrainian charities, as he spoke candidly about the devastation in the war-torn region
  
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