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• Wes Streeting fires warning shot at PM: Fund defence or nothing else will matter

  10-09-2026 23:31 via dailymail.com
  
  In a challenge to Downing Street, the Defence Secretary branded other areas of spending 'valueless' should Russia reduce Britain to 'rubble'.
  
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• Inheritance tax faces axe if Kemi Badenoch wins next election as sources say ditching 'hated' levy will be funded by welfare cuts

  13-09-2026 02:13 via dailymail.com
  
  The move to abolish inheritance tax would strike a powerful contrast with the array of new taxes being imposed by Labour.
  
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• Veteran crime scene investigator sues police for £100,000 after claiming that dealing with 45 murders a year caused stress and led to him having a stroke

  13-09-2026 02:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Tebbutt, 68, spent 27 years as a forensic investigator and became a crime scene co-ordinator in 2012.
  
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• Donald Trump's united Ireland comments spark fury and strains UK-US relations

  13-09-2026 02:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has said he would 'love to see' a united Ireland as he spoke to reporters in Dublin, sparking fury in the UK and prompting Prime Minister Andy Burnham to respond
  
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• The greatest battle of 1066: No, not THAT defeat at Hastings but King Harold's blood-soaked rout of a 7ft Viking warlord at Stamford Bridge. Now TV historian Dan Snow reveals how the real site has finally been unearthed after a painstaking search

  13-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  It was the last great Viking battle, against the greatest Viking invader. On a field in Yorkshire, the Viking age in England came to a decisive end. Two kings clashed. Two of Europe's finest warriors...
  
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• Nintendo is a far better industry leader than PlayStation and this week proved it – Reader’s Feature

  13-09-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time rides again (Nintendo)A reader gives his verdict on this week’s two Nintendo Directs and explains why he’s happy to stick with owning just a Switch 2, and not a PlayStation 5.It’s been quite the week this week, with two Nintendo Directs and a Sony meltdown. Since the Switch 2 is the only current gen console I currently own, I’m technically only interested in the first two things. Although I have to say, the way Sony has been carrying
  
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• Unions call for defence cash to be given to workers

  13-09-2026 01:57 via dailymail.com
  
  The Trades Union Congress (TUC), starting today, will argue 'investment in workers' should come before rises in national security spending.
  
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• Trump faces backlash after saying he will allow China to build cars inside the United States... but under strict condition

  13-09-2026 01:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Trump has sparked backlash after saying he would allow Chinese automakers to build cars in the US if they employ American workers.
  
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• 'It'll be more luck than judgment if lights are on this winter': Stark warning from industry expert as hard-pressed families brace for energy bill surge

  13-09-2026 01:51 via dailymail.com
  
  (Stock image) European nations face several energy shocks due to the Iran war, record low gas reserves and a water shortage in Norway - but Britain could be uniquely vulnerable.
  
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• Veteran crime scene investigator sues police for £100,000 after claiming that dealing with 50 murders a year caused stress and led to him having a stroke

  13-09-2026 01:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Paul Tebbutt, 68, spent 27 years as a forensic investigator and became a crime scene co-ordinator in 2012.
  
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• Teenager has 'potentially life-changing injuries' after an 'unknown substance' is thrown at him in Manchester: Man, 19, is arrested on suspicion of assault

  13-09-2026 01:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said that a man in his mid-teens had a substance thrown at him after getting into an argument with a man.
  
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• Cyber criminals 'will hit banks in THREE MONTHS', security experts warn

  13-09-2026 01:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The warning comes from Cabinet Office officials who work closely with Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI), which tests the kit before it is unleashed on the public.
  
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• Wild scenes on flight from Melbourne as two men allegedly claim to have a gun before they are restrained by group and zip-tied to their seats

  13-09-2026 01:38 via dailymail.com
  
  The two men are accused of spitting and headbutting the flight attendants before claiming to possess a firearm.
  
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• Police investigate possible sabotage after train derailment injures 44 people in northern France

  13-09-2026 01:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the TER train derailment on Friday between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen are investigating whether sabotage caused the incident
  
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• EU delays its troubled border checks yet again to maintain 'fluidity'

  13-09-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The system requires British and other non-EU citizens to provide fingerprints and a facial scan when they enter the 29 countries in the Schengen zone.
  
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• Defiant RNLI crews vow not to give in to boat demo bullies and stop wearing their badges after being branded 'traitors'

  13-09-2026 01:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The charity issued the advice following protests in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend when volunteers were targeted after rescuing migrants at sea
  
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• Sunday blues peak at 7pm, new study finds

  13-09-2026 01:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have confirmed it is more than just a dip in mood - it is, in fact, a real affliction that affects us physically and mentally and even impacts our behaviour.
  
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• British father flies to Cyprus as he faces court over hotel death of two-year-old son

  13-09-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  He is accused of causing death by a rash, reckless or dangerous act, and faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
  
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• No. 10 North fiasco: Prime Minister 'struggling' to find time to head back to his beloved Manchester

  13-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Mr Burnham announced the new department with great fanfare when he entered Downing Street in the summer - apparently without appreciating the volume of work required in London.
  
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• Daily horoscope September 13, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  13-09-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon angles towards Mars today, bringing potential for conflict and perhaps butting of heads. Try to take a breath before you speak.
  Taurus, Gemini and Pisces, there’s no need to rush. Let feelings and decisions unfold naturally, as you’re not in a race.
  Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Make the decision to take a balanced and nuanced appraoch throughout the day ahead, despite how the cosmos ma
  
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• MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Farage should use his £72million windfall to help professionalise Reform

  13-09-2026 00:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Reform can now spend large sums each month on campaigning and preparation, just as their competitors do.
  
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• Transgender woman behind 'what is a woman' battle breaks silence on 'physical and emotional' legal win - as High Court decision divides Aussies

  13-09-2026 00:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Roxanne Tickle has now opened up on the the legal battle that garnered widespread attention in Australia and the media.
  
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• Andy Burnham could lose Chequers country estate beloved by former PMs because he does not use it

  13-09-2026 00:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tories have said Andy Burnham risks losing his access to Chequers under the terms of the statute that grants prime ministers the use of the mansion.
  
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• Emma Barnett quit Today programme after BBC bosses 'rejected her ideas to reduce political coverage in favour of human interest stories'

  13-09-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  BBC sources say Ms Barnett, 41, grew frustrated when her ideas about reducing the programme's political coverage for more human-interest items met with resistance
  
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• Cops called to Kamala Harris' $8M home after intruder spotted

  13-09-2026 00:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department raced to the former vice president's ritzy Malibu home around 10.30pm Friday after receiving a report of an unidentified woman lurking outside.
  
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• BIZARRE phrase that Trump used when he first dropped united Ireland bombshell on Catherine Connolly at Aras meeting - as senior aides reveal REAL reason 'hurt' US president decided to bring up thorny issue of Irish unity

  13-09-2026 00:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The Irish President had intended to focus her efforts on raising the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip, not Irish unification.
  
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• Emma Barnett clashed with BBC Radio 4 bosses over ideas 'to reduce political coverage in favour of human interest stories'

  13-09-2026 00:20 via dailymail.com
  
  BBC sources say Ms Barnett, 41, grew frustrated when her ideas about reducing the programme's political coverage for more human-interest items met with resistance
  
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• Andy Burnham could lose beloved Chequers country estate because he does not use it

  13-09-2026 00:18 via dailymail.com
  
  The Tories have said Andy Burnham risks losing his access to Chequers under the terms of the statute that grants prime ministers the use of the mansion.
  
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• Flatley playing the flute, An Taoiseach and Dermot Desmond chatting animatedly, and exactly why Trump called the Irish 'vicious bastards' - John Lee brings you behind the scenes at the Ambassador's reception

  13-09-2026 00:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Since the Irish Mail on Sunday had broken the story that President Trump was to come to Ireland, I had leaned on some US contacts to get an invite to one of his private events
  
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• Queen Elizabeth's dresser Angela Kelly 'signs up for TV documentary' - and insider reveals 'royals will be worried... and they are right to be'

  13-09-2026 00:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Angela Kelly has agreed to cooperate with a film about her life story which saw her wield almost unparalleled influence in the Royal Household.
  
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