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• Why Cole Palmer is set to withdraw from England squad, with Man Utd duo also doubts

  21-09-2026 09:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  England are set to be without Cole Palmer for their four upcoming fixtures (Picture: Getty)Chelsea star Cole Palmer is expected to pull out of England’s squad for the side’s upcoming Nations League matches due to load management.Palmer was named in Thomas Tuchel’s 27-man party for England’s clashes with Spain, Czech Republic (playing twice) and Croatia on Friday, having been left out of the Three Lions’ World Cup squad.The 24-year-old forward went on to play the fu
  
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• Woman who accused Jay-Z of child rape admits she’s ‘never met him’

  25-09-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jay-Z’s sexual assault accuser has admitted claims were false: ‘I never met him’ (Picture: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)A woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has fully withdrawn her allegations, declaring that she has never even met the rapper.The anonymous woman previously alleged the music mogul, real name Shawn Carter, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted her following an awards show in New York in 2000.She dropped her lawsuit
  
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• From Klira to Boots and Dunelm – here’s everything a shopping expert wants to buy this weekend

  25-09-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Have you had a good week? Of course you have. The Great British Bake Off is back on our screens, the supermarkets are
  
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• UK crowns its 'ultimate fish and chips order' - but do you agree?

  25-09-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British Food Fortnight 2026 takes place from Saturday, 26 September to Sunday, 11 October and this year marks the of the national celebration, organised by Love British Food
  
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• Baby stillborn after mum sent to another hospital in Devon maternity scandal

  25-09-2026 16:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Baby dies after pregnant woman has to travel to another hospital miles away because maternity unit had closed due to lack of doctors
  
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• Sony shows hint of remorse as it quizzes developers on killing PlayStation discs

  25-09-2026 16:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Will the disc drive become a relic? (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Game developers are being asked about PlayStation’s decision to ditch physical discs according to an insider, but don’t expect a U-turn.Sony’s announcement that it will no longer produce PlayStation game discs after 2027 has sparked plenty of anger from players, in the form of online protests and petitions. However, there’s been no indication from Sony that it regrets the decision. Sony ad
  
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• Lidl's new £13 homeware item in stores Sunday similar to £46 Argos style

  25-09-2026 16:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new item comes out Sunday, September 27, priced at £12.99
  
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• Mum to donate kidney to son who was born with only one so he can live 'normal life'

  25-09-2026 16:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Schoolboy Elliot Plimley, 11, was born with only one kidney and recently had his other remaining organ removed - now his family are hoping to raise funds for a family getaway once he's recovered from a donation surgery
  
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• Ed Sheeran cancels tour shows hours before start in ‘difficult decision’

  25-09-2026 16:42 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran’s shows tonight and tomorrow have been cancelled (Picture: Deadline via Getty Images)Ed Sheeran’s shows at the Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium won’t be going ahead after all.The singer was due to perform at the Foxborough, Massachusetts, stadium tonight and tomorrow, continuing his Loop Tour after rapper Macklemore was removed as an opening act.However, sources have now confirmed the gigs will not go ahead because of bad weather.Insiders previously told TMZ that
  
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• Saudi defence pact could drag region into wider US-Iran war

  25-09-2026 16:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iran hints at peace talks and consiliation but demands may be too great for the US - as Tehran's Houthi proxies further threaten to spread the war to a far worse conflict than before
  
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• Man rammed a tractor into home ‘after graves of relatives desecrated’

  25-09-2026 16:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Middlesbrough terraced house was badly damaged after a stolen tractor crashed into it (Picture: PA Wire)A man has been jailed after slamming a stolen tractor into a family home in revenge for the violation of his dad and brother’s graves.Nathan Blagg, 28, was handed a prison sentence today after stealing the Massey Ferguson tractor and hay baler and driving them into a terraced family home in Middlesbrough.
  The rage-fuelled attack happened in May following an ‘ongoing feud&rsquo
  
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• Stunning Northumberland walk named as one of the world's top experiences

  25-09-2026 16:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  St Cuthbert's Way now ranks alongside the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and France's scenic Route Napoleon as the 'Best in Travel' for Lonely Planet guide.
  
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• Met Police should investigate itself over arrest of Putney Pusher suspect, watchdog says after the millionaire banker was found dead at home

  25-09-2026 16:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive at his home in Chiswick, west London, on September 15.
  
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• Rory Stewart reveals how his family told him to turn off all social media after his bizarre staring moment on Newsnight

  25-09-2026 16:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Former MP turned podcaster Mr Stewart, 53, gave a whole new meaning to political spin with his violent pivot to the New Statesman's Ailbhe Rea on the programme.
  
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• Seven flight attendants sickened by mysterious odor on packed plane flying from Los Angeles to Hawaii

  25-09-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Seven Alaska Airlines flight attendants boarding a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu reported feeling sick due to an unknown odor in the cabin.
  
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• Pope Leo warns 'paradise of machines' is risk to humanity as he hits out at AI

  25-09-2026 16:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pope Leo XIV also reaffirmed the Vatican's opposition to nuclear weapons as he made his opening speech on a four-day trip to France
  
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• Michelle Visage’s fashion face-off at TK Maxx as stylists go head-to-head with £200 budget

  25-09-2026 16:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Stylists (left to right) Kat Farmer, Emma Brown, Courtney Smith and Kacper Kujawa will compete to create the most iconic outfit in a new show hosted by Michelle Visage (Picture: Jack Hall / Cover Media)It’s the ultimate style showdown – £200, 30 minutes and one chance to create a truly iconic look.TV personality Michelle Visage is hosting a new YouTube series where four stylists go head-to-head to create a fabulous head-to-toe outfit on a budget.Contestants race thro
  
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• Paedophile who used AI to undress children was allowed to return home overlooking playground

  25-09-2026 16:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  Zafer Dogan was jailed for multiple child abuse image offences (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)A paedophile who used AI to ‘nudify’ thousands of pictures of children was bailed and allowed to return to his home overlooking a playground he targeted.Zafer Dogan, 32, was jailed at London’s Wood Green Crown Court yesterday for two years and four months after admitting to a series of child abuse image offences.He pleaded guilty at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on 6 August
  
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• Major UK haulage firm goes administration after 50 years — all jobs lost

  25-09-2026 16:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It endured a difficult trading period alongside mounting financial pressures.
  
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• Pope Leo warns against losing humanity in a 'paradise of machines' as he begins visit of France

  25-09-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  On the first official papal trip in 18 years the pope also stressed that 'authentic secularity' should not exclude religion.
  
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• Mosquito bite carrying nightmare virus leaves Midwest dad half-dead while heavily pregnant wife tries to hold family together

  25-09-2026 16:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Billy Howe's symptoms began shortly after he was bitten by a mosquito. Within 24 hours, the father-of-four had become disorientated.
  
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• Thousands risk accidentally paying tax twice as HMRC sends out multiple letters

  25-09-2026 16:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some taxpayers who received a 'simple assessment' letter from HMRC earlier this year could receive a second tax bill from next month
  
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• The 1% Club viewers baffled by ‘worst ever question’ — could you get it right?

  25-09-2026 16:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lee Mack presides over The 1% Club (Picture: ITV)The 1% Club as rarely been off our screens since it first aired in 2022 — with only the most lateral of thinkers able to crack its toughest of posers.The Lee Mack-fronted show sees 100 players having to answer a string of logic-based puzzles, which might start off easy but become increasingly harder as the chance to win a share of the prize money draws closer.If you want to go home with the cash you have t
  
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• Sarah Ferguson says she has 'no plans' to write tell-all memoir as she dismisses claims she's close to signing a seven-figure book deal

  25-09-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The former Duchess of York, 66, is said to be 'on a mission' to restore her reputation and hopes that 'she can be forgiven and welcomed back' by the public - but not with a book.
  
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• Warning over catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding in Hawaii

  25-09-2026 15:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hawaii’s Big Island is bracing for flash flooding (Picture: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chroni)A warning has been issued on Big Island in Hawaii over concerns about Hurricane Nolo gaining strength.US NOAA has sent an alert for possible catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding this weekend.The National Hurricane Center has said that three feet of rain could be dumped on Hawaii, with Nolo having maximum sustained winds of up to 80mph.Hurricane Nolo is a Category 1 hurricane on the Saf
  
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• Manchester City found guilty on nearly all 115 charges of breaking Premier League rules

  25-09-2026 15:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Man City have been found guilty on all but one of the Premier League’s 115 charges (PA)Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the 115 charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.The Premier League has not decided on the sanctions, while City are expected to appeal the decision.It is understood that clubs were told that a verdict had been reached after the Premier League meeting on Thursday.City are understood to have been found guilty on all
  
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• Golders Green 'knife attacker' denies attempted murder after Jewish men stabbed in street

  25-09-2026 15:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Essa Suleiman, 45, allegedly targeted Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, during a knife rampage in Golders Green, north London - he has denied attempted murder
  
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• Burnham's public ownership drive could heap tens of billions of pounds on Government debt, says IFS think-tank

  25-09-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham has put increasing public control over industries such as housing, water, energy and transport at the heart of his 'Manchesterism' programme.
  
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• Man City GUILTY on 114 of 115 charges as club prepare appeal against verdict

  25-09-2026 15:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester City were charged with breaking the Premier League's financial rules from 2009 to 2018, and two years on from the hearing, we finally have an outcome
  
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• Terrifying AI swarm drones to be built by UK firms using Ukraine battlefield data

  25-09-2026 15:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain is forging ahead with "AI swarm drone" manufacture based on harvesting millions of pieces of battlefield data from embattled Ukraine troops who have recorded Russian attacks
  
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