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• Watch: How did Burnham's speech go down in the conference hall?

  29-09-2026 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM received a standing ovation as he spoke about his late dad while setting out reforms to social care.
  
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• Car that plunged into River Wear and killed three teenagers is pulled from water after driver 'who was in the wrong gear' crashed through metal barrier

  30-09-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  The bodies of two boys and one girl were recovered from the River Wear on Tuesday night when the black Audi A3 went through a barrier near Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland.
  
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• Grooming gangs inquiry to investigate child sexual abuse in Birmingham and Wales as scope of £65million probe widens

  30-09-2026 15:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The inquiry said both probes will 'examine the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by grooming gangs and the response of organisations responsible for protecting children'.
  
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• GTA 6 will not have a Disney World or Universal Studios parody says Rockstar

  30-09-2026 15:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Is Lucia a Disney adult? (Rockstar)Rockstar has confirmed GTA 6 will not include spoofs of Florida locations such as Disney World, but a screenshot may have a different park. The GTA series might be synonymous with open world violence and a killer soundtrack, but another part of its appeal is its satire of American culture. However, following the departure of Rockstar co-founder and head writer Dan Houser in 2020, there’s been a question of whether GTA 6 will lean so heavily on
  
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• Anne Hathaway’s Verity is completely ridiculous – and exactly the film we need right now

  30-09-2026 15:32 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 PageSome films expand our understanding of the human condition. Some offer profound catharsis, interrogate society’s deepest wounds, or leave us reconsidering our place in the universe.Others put Josh Hartnett in a chunky knit sweater inside a beautiful, vaguely Scandinavian mansion in the woods, add sex on gorgeous granite countertops, suspicious deaths,
  
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• Wife has last laugh after $100m Texas tycoon tried to get secret SHARIA divorce behind her back and pay her just $50 to end marriage

  30-09-2026 15:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Mohammad Ali Choudhri wed his wife, Hira Azhar, in Pakistan in 2008 through an arranged marriage, according to a Texas Supreme Court ruling issued Friday.
  
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• Benefits the only reason households' disposable incomes stayed afloat in last throes of Starmer's two years in power

  30-09-2026 15:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Keir Starmer had targeted the metric of real household disposable incomes (RHDI) per head growing over the Parliament.
  
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• Andy Burnham suggests UK could 'go all the way' and rejoin EU after Brexit disaster

  30-09-2026 15:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has hinted he could 'go all the way' and propose rejoining the EU after saying Brexit was a disaster that did 'more harm than good' to the country
  
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• Putin fears catching ‘Kremlin Covid’ after ordering two cronies to go on sick leave

  30-09-2026 15:26 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 PageVladimir Putin is rumoured to be frightened of a flu infection within the Kremlin.
  The Russian president, who is famous for closely guarding his health details, is said to be at risk from a Covid-19 and flu outbreak sweeping through the government.
  A Telegram channel known for insider government rumours, VChK-OGPU, said that Putin’s two most senior off
  
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• Corrupt NCA detective ordered to repay £1.8million Bitcoin stolen from dark web drug dealer

  30-09-2026 15:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Chowles, 44, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for taking the crypto from Thomas White who operated the infamous Silk Road under the alias 'Dread Pirate Roberts'
  
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• Rugby drivers face £20 fuel bill increase as petrol prices spark ‘postcode lottery’ fury

  30-09-2026 15:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drivers in Rugby, a market town in Warwickshire, face a "petrol postcode lottery", with prices varying by 30p a litre and some motorists paying nearly £20 more to fill up
  
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• Liam Gallagher is scrapping with Coronation Street’s Jim McDonald online and what is even happening?

  30-09-2026 15:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Liam Gallagher is feuding with an unlikely opponent (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)In an online feud absolutely nobody had on their 2026 bingo card, Liam Gallagher has ended up trading insults with former Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson, better known to millions of soap fans as Jim McDonald.The unlikely spat erupted after Charlie offered his opinion on Oasis, and it’s fair to say Gallagher wasn’t particularly interested in constructive criticism.It all started when Charlie re
  
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• Failed asylum seeker who called for death to Jews and praised Hamas is moved by police after he was found living in taxpayer-funded semi

  30-09-2026 15:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Palestinian migrant Abu Wadee, 34, served nine months in prison after he was exposed by the Mail on Sunday as arriving in the UK in a small boat in March 2025.
  
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• River Wear latest: Audi pulled from water where 3 teens plunged to their deaths in Sunderland

  30-09-2026 15:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers have tragically died after a car entered the water in the River Wear in Sunderland - a boy who survived has been arrested
  
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• MI5 issues unprecedented security alert to British universities about China's infiltration of academia to benefit Beijing's spies

  30-09-2026 15:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The Security Service has called out 100 British academics taking funding from China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) for research on topics like artificial intelligence.
  
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• MI5 issues China 'espionage alert' after 100 UK academics conned into helping Beijing intelligence

  30-09-2026 15:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As growing global tensions spark war fears British MI5 takes unprecedented move of publicly warning more than 100 college professors have been duped by Beijing's top spooks
  
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• Ken Paxton backstabs Trump in leaked audio recording

  30-09-2026 14:59 via dailymail.com
  
  The shocking leaked confession is a complete break from the Texas attorney general's public image as one of the president's most devoted loyalists.
  
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• Killer who fled custody twice and murdered pensioner in Costa del Sol whines he should be freed

  30-09-2026 14:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Carl Currey escaped custody in 2004 as he was taken to an aquarium in Plymouth - before fleeing to Spain where he murdered his father's friend in Torremolinos
  
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• Inside Kristi Noem's extraordinary new life after divorce filing... as Corey Lewandowski grows 'closer than ever' and Bryon virtually vanishes

  30-09-2026 14:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Kristi Noem filed for divorce from husband Bryon Noem this week - just months after the Daily Mail exposed his cross-dressing fetish and explicit exchanges with porn models.
  
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• Pep Guardiola breaks silence after Man City found guilty of financial breaches

  30-09-2026 14:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola and Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (Picture: Reuters)Pep Guardiola has backed Manchester City and their owners after the Premier League confirmed the club had been found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of financial rules.Guardiola left the club last summer after a hugely successful ten-year tenure, which saw him win 20 trophies, including six league titles.But that trophy haul will now come under increased scrutiny after an independent commission fo
  
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• Failed asylum seeker who called for death to Jews and praised Hamas is moved by police after he was found living in a semi-detached house in Corby

  30-09-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Palestinian migrant Abu Wadee, 34, served nine months in prison after he was exposed by the Mail on Sunday as arriving in the UK in a small boat in March 2025.
  
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• Tottenham star Sandro Tonali's former £4m Newcastle home 'rented for £13k-a-month' after failing to sell

  30-09-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali's beautiful six-bedroom pad was put on the market in July - a fortnight after his move to Tottenham. The stunning property boasts an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi and sauna.
  
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• Aldi boss accuses rival supermarkets of 'duping' customers with misleading loyalty scheme prices

  30-09-2026 14:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Aldi UK boss Giles Hurley, whose chain is the only major British supermarket without a loyalty scheme, said such promotions were giving an unfair impression of discounts for shoppers.
  
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• Mark Selby wants to avoid Neil Robertson fate as he approaches huge milestone

  30-09-2026 14:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mark Selby doesn’t fancy a low-key celebration of a huge landmark (Pictures: Getty/TNT Sports)Mark Selby is closing in on his 1,000th professional century, but does not want to get there in the same circumstances Neil Robertson did.Selby continued the brilliant form he has been showing this season in a 5-1 hammering of Jackson Page at the Shenzhen Open on Wednesday.The four-time world champion lost the first frame but then went on a scoring rampage, knocking in three centuries of 132, 135
  
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• Man City charges LIVE: Pep Guardiola statement, punishment latest, dressing room leak

  30-09-2026 14:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest news on Manchester City's charges after the club were found guilty of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules
  
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• Blackpool Pleasure Beach crowned best theme park in the world

  30-09-2026 14:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  The world’s best theme park is on our doorstep (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)When you hear the phrase ‘world’s best theme park,’ you probably think of one of the many Disneyland locations, or perhaps Universal in Orlando.Both are internationally famous, after all, and home to some of the most iconic theme park attractions, from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean-themed rides.However, while these parks might collectively welcome some 165 million
  
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• Kate Middleton surprises elderly passengers as she picks them up for special outing

  30-09-2026 14:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Princess of Wales celebrated the 50th anniversary of the West Sussex Minibus by helping volunteers transport elderly passengers to a local lunch club
  
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• Kristi Noem is back in the saddle as a single woman after filing for divorce as she and Corey Lewandowski are 'closer than ever' and crossdressing Bryon Noem has all but vanished

  30-09-2026 14:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Kristi Noem filed for divorce from husband Bryon Noem this week - just months after the Daily Mail exposed his cross-dressing fetish and explicit exchanges with porn models.
  
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• Andrew Garfield reveals Hollywood legend who ‘showed up four hours late’ to set

  30-09-2026 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Andrew Garfield made the admission while promoting his upcoming Peasants’ Revolt film The Uprising (Picture: Lisa O’Connor/AFP via Getty Images)Andrew Garfield has spilt the beans on how Robert Redford showed up hours late to their film set, but described him as a pleasure to work with.The 43-year-old actor made the admission while promoting his upcoming Peasants’ Revolt film The Uprising, which was bizarrely marketed as a Robin Hood origin story partway through its release.Du
  
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• Weather maps show -2C chill after Polar Vortex forecast – every county below 10C

  30-09-2026 14:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bitterly cold temperatures look to be right around the corner as weather forecasting models show the mercury plunging below 10C in every part of the UK in October
  
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