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• When does Celebrity Traitors season 2 start? What we know about BBC show’s return

  28-09-2026 14:00 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 best time of the year is almost upon us, as The Celebrity Traitors is returning for a hotly anticipated second series on the BBC.Hoping to follow in the footsteps of Alan Carr and emerge victorious in the game of deceit are 21 stars from the worlds of comedy, acting, music, modelling, and broadcasting.They’ll compete to win up to £100,000 for
  
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• ‘London’s worst station’ is getting a £50,000,000 upgrade – here’s what’s changing

  28-09-2026 15:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  Euston has been named the capital’s ‘worst’ station for a number of reasons (Picture: Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)A station branded ‘London’s worst’ is getting a major upgrade thanks to a £50,000,000 cash injection.Euston station will undergo a series of upgrades over the next three years, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.Ms Alexander said this would include the phasing out of last-minute platform announcements – which cause crowds of passen
  
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• William Ash confirms controversial Emmerdale storyline is over after ‘extreme’ end

  28-09-2026 15:52 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 PageCaleb Miligan’s feud with Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) reached new heights last week in Emmerdale, but that may be as far as it goes, according to actor William Ash.Joe and Caleb have been at odds ever since Joe’s dastardly plot to steal Caleb’s kidney.More recently, Caleb saw an opportunity to get his own back by helping Dawn Taylor run away wi
  
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• More than 100 turn up for vigil for cat whose tail was posted through letterbox

  28-09-2026 15:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max was a ‘lovely cat’, one vigil-goer said (Picture: MEN Media/Hull Live)More than 100 people gathered at night for a vigil for Max, a missing rescue cat whose tail was posted through his owners’ letterbox.Owners Louise, 45, and Lisa, 47, last saw the tabby cat on September 14 in the shared garden of their flat on Appleton Road, west Hull.Five days later, Max’s white-tipped tail was stashed in the communal letterbox. The couple found Max’s body in a woodland near
  
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• Donald Trump says the US has ‘best poverty numbers in history’

  28-09-2026 15:45 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 PageDonald Trump told a group of reporters that the United States currently has the ‘best poverty numbers in the history of our country’.Trump bragged about his administration’s victories ahead of November’s contested midterm elections.He added: ‘We have the best, uh, I guess you could say poverty. They talk about poverty.‘We
  
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• British expat, 85, is found dead at his French home after 'very violent beating' as cops hunt two men

  28-09-2026 15:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The married man lived on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Verlus, near Toulouse, in the south west.
  
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• Mother and her three children aged 16, eight and seven, died in house fire sparked by battery used in e-bikes and scooters

  28-09-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin died in the fire at their home in Bootle, Merseyside, in the early hours of September 22.
  
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• Jon Venables will not face a public parole hearing despite James Bulger's mother's plea

  28-09-2026 15:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Jon Venables will not face a public parole hearing despite the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger's desperate plea.
  
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• Nation's most notorious mistress accused of passing VERY snooty judgement on unwed mother while sleeping with married American Idol star on trial for wife's murder

  28-09-2026 15:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Alleigha Botner was mean to Sarah Reeves on realizing Reeves had borne a child out of wedlock, it is claimed.
  
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• Princess Anne cracks no-nonsense joke as she cheers on Sir Kevin Sinfield in gruelling challenge

  28-09-2026 15:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Princess Anne was on hand to greet Sir Kevin Sinfield as the completed the first part of the second day of his challenge of running seven ultra marathons in seven days to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease charities
  
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• All the freebies and pensioner perks you can claim if you are over 60

  28-09-2026 15:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you are struggling financially, it is worth doing a quick check to see if you are claiming all the free help that you could be entitled to - including free NHS prescriptions, eye tests and council tax discounts
  
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• 'Capable' swimmer, 15, drowns in lake – as dad reveals others are 'still going in'

  28-09-2026 15:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  George Cuckoo, 15, drowned after getting into difficulty in a muddy lake at a disused quarry in Swanscombe, Kent, which his dad says children are still going to
  
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• Mayor urges Andy Burnham to keep £2 bus fare 'for the lifetime of this Parliament'

  28-09-2026 15:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  North East Mayor Kim McGuinness said that while the latest bus fare cap is welcome, its temporary nature and regular lobbying for extensions prevented mayors from maximising the impact of fare changes
  
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• Barclays makes change for customers 'from Tuesday' as costs increase

  28-09-2026 15:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One expert said it also 'puts pressure on lenders like NatWest and Nationwide'
  
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• Traumatised Joe haunted by Dawn as Graham takes action in new Emmerdale spoiler video

  28-09-2026 15:20 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 PageGraham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) is determined to get through to Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) in Emmerdale, and he’s willing to use Joe’s grief to his advantage if that’s what it takes. With a video of the late Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) at his disposal, Graham may have finally found a way to reach him.Joe’s partner Dawn died after giv
  
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• Armed police rush to IKEA in Tameside as air ambulance is scrambled

  28-09-2026 15:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance was pictured by an IKEA store in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, following a major emergency response including armed police
  
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• New Lidl 'double' air fryer similar to £200 Ninja model coming out Sunday

  28-09-2026 15:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The supermarket is bringing out its own 'vertical' version this week
  
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• Chancellor John Healey vows not to write off a million young people in major speech - 'moral duty'

  28-09-2026 15:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In his first major address to the party's conference as Chancellor, John Healey unveiled an extra £100million fighting fund to tackle Britain's 'Neets' crisis
  
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• Woman 'who cut the safety ropes of a Benidorm skyscraper workman leaving him clinging onto 150ft ledge' faces jail in Spain

  28-09-2026 15:09 via dailymail.com
  
  A woman has been accused of trying to kill a worker refurbishing her Benidorm skyscraper by cutting the safety ropes securing him.
  
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• Inside sleepy Cotswolds 'terror plot' village and 'plucky' farmer who foiled it

  28-09-2026 15:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sleepy village of Whelford, Gloucestershire, has found itself on the world stage after a 'plucky' farmer derailed a suspected terrorist plot close to RAF Fairford
  
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• Slimming World dieters are 'so excited' over 'first-ever' festive dessert reveal

  28-09-2026 14:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Slimming World has announced its latest range of ready meals including one which is a first of its kind
  
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• Thames Water: Thousands without water in 18 London and Surrey postcodes - list

  28-09-2026 14:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thames Water said thousands of homes in London and Surrey were without water or had low pressure following a 'large burst water main'
  
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• Polar vortex dislocation could spark snow chaos in UK as weather expert reveals 'proper Arctic blast' chance

  28-09-2026 14:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The combination of a powerful El Niño and a changing climate has left questions hanging over what Britain could expect this winter, with one expert describing the situation as "unknown territory"
  
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• 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones is shamed by her own daughter for sending youngster to failing public schools that aligned with her DEI beliefs

  28-09-2026 14:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The woke author, 50, admitted in am op-ed this month that she sent her daughter Najya, 16, to poorer schools in Brooklyn despite having the resources for elite private schools.
  
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• Deep-sea clue hints Saturn's icy moon could harbour alien life in its subsurface ocean

  28-09-2026 14:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered that Earth microorganisms could survive in Enceladus's subsurface ocean, suggesting Saturn's icy moon may be habitable
  
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• Iran issues furious statement over RAF Fairford 'terror plot' after five arrests

  28-09-2026 14:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iran 'categorically' rejected ⁠the ⁠suggestion that it is ⁠linked to the ⁠five arrests ‌made ‌near ‌RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday
  
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• Five men arrested over RAF 'terror bomb plot' are all British nationals from London and aged in their 20s - as Iran 'categorically rejects' involvement

  28-09-2026 14:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Five men were arrested in Whelford on Sunday morning, following reports of three vehicles travelling towards the airbase at 12.45am.
  
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• Charity legend Kevin Sinfield reveals heartbreaking moment he said final goodbye to MND hero Rob Burrow

  28-09-2026 14:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rugby league legend Sir Kevin Sinfield kissed Rob Burrow on the forehead and told him that he loved him; they both knew 'it was the last time'
  
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• Jukes of hazard: 13 Nissan SUVs are stolen in bizarre 24-hour crimewave in Welsh town

  28-09-2026 14:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Police said that all 13 of the reported thefts involved the Japanese Nissan cars and warned other owners to remain vigilant.
  
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• Driver ploughs through nursery playground as vehicle traps boy, 2, against wall

  28-09-2026 14:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jayne James, 63, injured three young children at Partou Sunny Days Day Nursery & Pre-school in Ellesmere Port after crashing through a fence
  
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