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• TSB customers can 'get £30 paid easily' with 'three taps'

  12-10-2026 12:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Qualifying customers need to take action before October 31, 2026
  
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• Robot seized by police for ‘thrusting up against girl, 16, and touching her buttocks’

  12-10-2026 17:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  The bot also made ‘thrusting motions’ (Picture: Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia)A robot wearing a fake moustache had been seized by police for ‘touching a girl’s buttocks’ in Cologne, Germany.A boy, 16, is accused of using the remote-controlled gadget to assault a girl, 16, on Sunday night.She was out with friends, 17 and 18, at a fast-food restaurant at Palmstrasse when the robot approached her from behind.The red and gold device al
  
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• Nationwide to offer £370 of free money in new deal — check if you’re eligible

  12-10-2026 17:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  You could bag up to £370 when you switch to Nationwide (Picture: Shutterstock / P.Cartwright)If you’re looking for a way to boost your bank balance, Nationwide’s latest incentive might just catch your eye.The high street building society has launched a new package that promises customers up to £370 in financial perks, combining a traditional switching bonus with added extras over the course of a year.The switching bonus comes in at £175 when you set up a FlexDirect
  
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• Retired police sergeant kills officer wife and daughter before turning gun on himself at upscale Bay Area home

  12-10-2026 17:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Police believe retired San Francisco sergeant Kevin Mannix, 68, shot and killed his estranged wife, former SFPD Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, 65, and their youngest daughter, Katie, 24, before killing himself.
  
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• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 pre-orders now include early DMZ access

  12-10-2026 17:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Activision really, really wants you to put money down for Modern Warfare 4 right now (Activision)In another bid to drive up pre-order numbers for the new Call Of Duty, Activision has suddenly promised early access to the returning DMZ mode.Given how badly last year’s Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 was received – enough for Activision to publicly apologise for it – it’s not surprising to see Microsoft and Activision doing all they can to encourage pre-orders of Call Of Duty: M
  
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• Burnham says it would be a 'major dereliction of duty' if he didn't forge closer ties with Europe at EU summit next month - as Kemi accuses him of trying to 'unpick' Brexit

  12-10-2026 17:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham announced in the Commons that he will meet European commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on November 20.
  
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• Science assistant who claimed being forced to work in school's main building triggered her anxiety wins disability case

  12-10-2026 17:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Christina Wells said she suffered stress and anxiety after being asked to cover work in a busy building following a restructuring process at the school.
  
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• Professor sacked for being suspect phantom urinator

  12-10-2026 17:43 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 PageAn American college was caught in a string of pee-soaked incidents last year, with a professor sacked over the strange crime spree.Science professor Paul Fischer, 55, was reported by a Macalester College student after she discovered her bag was covered in yellow liquid while working in the science centre.The campus had been plagued by a series of bizarr
  
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• Fury as pupils told they need chaperone to go to toilet during lessons

  12-10-2026 17:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A school has brought in toilet chaperones for pupils after claiming youngsters were spending "excessive" amounts of time in the facilities and missing valuable learning time
  
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• ‘Masterpiece’ Oscars frontrunner debuts to 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating

  12-10-2026 17:42 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 PageThe latest film from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman has gone down a storm with critics after its world premiere.Coming from Laika Studios, Wildwood follows the story of headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee) who launches a desperate rescue mission after her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows.She journeys to an en
  
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• Man living in flat he ‘secretly’ built inside horse stable ordered to demolish it

  12-10-2026 17:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  The £2.25m Cotswolds estate is near Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat FarmA businessman who asked the council to officially recognise a small home he had built inside his horse stables has been ordered to strip it out completely.
  54-year-old James George says he’s lived in the tiny one-bedroom flat on his £2.25million Cotswolds estate for the past five years.The haulage boss approached West Oxfordshire District Council back in November 2023, arguing that the abode had exist
  
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• Meghan Markle’s As Ever brand to launch in the UK - but two signature products will not be for sale

  12-10-2026 17:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Since launching in March 2025, the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand has only been available in the US, with products including her signature fruit spreads, flower sprinkles and herbal teas
  
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• Three teens who died when Audi went into River Wear 'likely drowned'

  12-10-2026 17:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jackson Duke, 17, died along with Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both 16, when an Audi A3 plunged into the River Wear in Sunderland on September 29. The cause of death for all three teens was “consistent with drowning”, separate inquests heard today
  
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• Three teenagers who died after Audi A3 ploughed through barrier and plunged into River Wear likely drowned, inquest hears

  12-10-2026 17:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Jackson Duke, 17, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw, both aged 16, could not be saved when the car entered the water off just before 1.30pm on September 29.
  
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• Millionaire loses bid to turn £8m seaside mansion into luxury block of flats after neighbours warned it would open floodgates for AirBnbs and second homes in their exclusive estate

  12-10-2026 17:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Property developer John Yeoman and wife Deborah have been submitting planning applications for their 20-year-old home on the upmarket Elms Estate in Poole, Dorset.
  
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• Cornell 7 accused Matthew Ingalls sent furious text blasting fraternity brothers' disloyalty in wake of Jane Doe incident, as lawyer for second man asks judge to silence her

  12-10-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Matthew Ingalls, one of the accused Cornell 7, sent a text blasting his fellow frat brothers after the alleged assault took place and another accused man has asked a judge to silence Jane Doe's lawyer.
  
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• Iran 'highly likely' to have been behind RAF Fairford incident says Burnham as he vows greater sanctions for Islamist regime

  12-10-2026 17:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister said the UK 'will not tolerate these threats on our soil' as he faced MPs for the first time since a wave of arrests connected to the military site in Gloucestershire.
  
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• HMV to close 'unsustainable' Oxford Street store just three years after reopening its flagship site

  12-10-2026 17:14 via dailymail.com
  
  HMV plans to close its flagship Oxford Street store just three years after reopening the site, blaming landlords for doubling its rent.
  
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• Woman arrested as baby girl dies after report of concern at Cambourne home

  12-10-2026 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers with Cambridgeshire Police were called to an address in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, after receiving a report of concern for a woman and a baby girl
  
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• Robot gropes 16-year-old girl: Police seize droid after sexual 'assault' is livestreamed

  12-10-2026 17:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Social media footage shows two men walking behind the 1.2m tall red and gold robot as it approaches a group of girls in a busy area of Ringstrasse in the city centre.
  
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• Burnham bangs on about Brexit: PM hints at push to rejoin EU as he tells MPs summit with Brussels on November 20 will look at trade terms and youth 'free movement' deal

  12-10-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham announced in the Commons that he will meet European commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on November 20.
  
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• Woke NYC teacher with fondness for rainbow knitwear among posse who disrupted vigil to remember 1,200 murdered on October 7

  12-10-2026 17:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Mia Kurzer, a special education teacher, was among the protesters who carried flags of terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
  
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• Wish you were here, Zack? Sagal Abdi-Wali poses for a selfie with Andy Burnham as she signs in as Labour's newest MP after beating Green leader Polanski in last week's by-election

  12-10-2026 17:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Sagal Abdi-Wali was officially sworn in as the new Holborn and St Pancras MP on Monday afternoon following her victory in last week's by-election.
  
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• Working in her parents' tea shop created Britain's youngest Proms star

  12-10-2026 17:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Having broken records as the youngest ever Proms soloist, Jess Gillam is bringing classical music to a new generation as the first saxophonist ever to be signed up by world-renowned record label Decca Classics.
  
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• Iran’s IRGC ‘almost certainly’ directed RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

  12-10-2026 17:06 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 PageAndy Burnham has said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was ‘almost certainly’ behind the incident at RAF Fairford last month.In a statement given to the House of Commons on its first day back after a four-week recess, the prime minister provided a brief update on the investigation.He said: ‘Since UNGA (the United Nation
  
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• Iran Revolutionary Guard ‘almost certainly’ directed RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

  12-10-2026 17:06 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 PageAndy Burnham has said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was ‘almost certainly’ behind the incident at RAF Fairford last month.In a statement given to the House of Commons on its first day back after a four-week recess, the prime minister provided a brief update on the investigation.He said: ‘Since UNGA (the United Nation
  
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• Saudi pledged massive revenge attack after Houthis hit airports

  12-10-2026 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tensions over the US war on Iran have spilled into the wider region as Tehran-back Houthi rebels hit Saudi airport prompting warning of major retaliation attack
  
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• My life was ruined by the constant crawling, pulling and tingling sensation in my restless legs. Then I was finally prescribed a miracle drug which promised to banish my symptoms. Little did I know that my hell was only just beginning...

  12-10-2026 17:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Dorothy Moate is regularly overcome by such insatiable compulsion to eat that she's been known to start baking a cake at 2am.
  
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• Teenager, 16, who ditched college to start his own business reveals how he's now making £750,000 a year selling TOWELS

  12-10-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Avid squash player Harrison Nott, 16, first started CoolTowel in 2023 - which sells specialist towels that provide instant relief from heat via evaporative cooling.
  
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• Patrick Clancy completes Chicago Marathon in 3 hours 35 minutes weeks after jury was unable to decide whether ex-wife Lindsay murdered their three children

  12-10-2026 17:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Clancy, 38, finished the 26.2-mile race on Sunday roughly five weeks after his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, saw her triple homicide trial end in an 11-1 jury deadlock.
  
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