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• Why Djed Spence is wearing a mask during England vs Ghana at World Cup

  23-06-2026 22:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Spence is wearing the protective gear on his chin (Picture: Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)Djed Spence is wearing a protective mask around his chin in England’s World Cup group stage clash against Ghana tonight.The Tottenham star has been called into the starting XI by Thomas Tuchel, replacing Nico O’Reilly at left-back.He will be wearing protective gear around his chin for the duration of the contest after suffering a broken jaw in May.The former Middlesbrough defender picked up the inj
  
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• OAP, 83, guilty of murdering nephew in knife attack over inheritance row

  01-09-2026 17:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alan Wotton, 83, was convicted of stabbing his nephew 65-year-old Andrew Avery to death following an argument over his inheritance
  
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• Ex-Strictly star AJ Pritchard ‘absolutely devastated’ after career setback

  01-09-2026 17:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  AJ Pritchard recently competed on Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (Picture: ABC)Former Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard has shared his upset after suffering a career blow, saying: ‘I’m absolutely devastated, from every being in my body.’From 2016 until 2019, AJ was a professional dancer on the BBC series, partnering up with celebrities including Mollie King and Saffron Barker.Seven years on, the 31-year-old has been competing in the US on a programme called Dancing
  
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• Nurse got patient, 75, to sign his home over to her - then completely redecorated interior in 'highlighter orange' within days of his death, outraged daughter says

  01-09-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Rowland, of Conway, South Carolina, died on June 25, 2024. He was in a senior living facility at the time and had already signed the property over to his live-in nurse, Sarah Smalls.
  
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• Girl, 14, left newborn to die by side of road after her abusive father, 38, got her pregnant, California cops say

  01-09-2026 17:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Sergio Galvez Perez, 38, is wanted on suspicion of incest and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor after allegedly abusing his own 14-year-old daughter who was forced to birth their incestual child.
  
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• Woke Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson launches latest 'task force' as key election pledge on housing flops

  01-09-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Mayor Katie Wilson has launched a new program following stalled negotiations over the summer to slash developer fees.
  
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• Canada PM Mark Carney torches Trump officials after Pete Hegseth attacks teenage cadet

  01-09-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has torched the Trump administration for 'doing memes' after cabinet secretaries were accused of mocking the country's military.
  
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• Mental health nurse who failed to check on a patient she held 'grudge' against before she took her own life jailed for neglect

  01-09-2026 17:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Laurence Tchapong, 54, should have carried out observations every five minutes on patient Amy Barber, 22.
  
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• The full brutal details of the vicious Below Deck assault that saw reality TV star flee Australia to dodge justice - after attacking his co-star lover so savagely, she could have died

  01-09-2026 17:34 via dailymail.com
  
  The full details of the sustained and brutally violent attack made by Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher on his co-star and girlfriend are so disturbing he could easily have killed her.
  
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• Kentucky bourbon dynasty feud erupts: Hundreds of 'lurid' emails... vile incest claims against patriarch... and bombshell letter about his much younger wife revealed in battle over his vast fortune

  01-09-2026 17:27 via dailymail.com
  
  The wife and children of Taylor Hay - a descendent of the 'founding father of modern bourbon' - have come to blows as they fight it out over his multi-million dollar estate after his death last year.
  
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• The two-minute task to ‘September reset’ without doing much at all

  01-09-2026 17:21 via metro.co.uk
  
  An easy way to reset for autumn (Picture: Getty Images)While January gets all the credit, September is actually when we’re all in the mood for a fresh start.In fact, new research from Boots reveals that 44% of Brits think this month is the ideal time to restart healthy habits.
  But go on TikTok, and the ‘September reset’ content can be a little overwhelming.There’s the influencers that recommend the 75 Soft challenge, with its daily workouts and eating clean, and those th
  
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• Man Utd in advanced talks to beat Arsenal to deadline day transfer

  01-09-2026 17:20 via metro.co.uk
  
  United hope to beat Arsenal to the 18-year-old’ signature (Picture: Visionhaus)Manchester United are still working on a deal to sign Louis Page from Leicester City ahead of Arsenal on transfer deadline day.United’s summer business has focused on a midfield rebuild with Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Carlos Baleba joining the club for an outlay of just over £150million.Page is also a target for the club with United eager to land the highly-rated Foxes star who has also attr
  
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• BBC axe 'truly iconic' sports programme after nearly 50 years leaving presenter devastated

  01-09-2026 17:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The BBC has continued its drastic cutbacks to its sports broadcasting offering by axing winter sports show Ski Sunday, which has been on our screens since 1978
  
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• Mass burials carried out across flood-hit Nepal as search for missing Brits continues

  01-09-2026 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Among the 48 Brits still unaccounted for across Nepal and China is Hindu priest Nabhi Nandan Das, 64, who was leading a pilgrimage tour when the floods hit on August 26
  
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• Inside Pauline Hanson's extravagant $2,000-a-head fundraising lunch at Melbourne's Rialto Towers

  01-09-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  A day earlier Hanson had been out in regional Victoria drumming up support from farmers and slamming renewables, but she traded that for the swanky interior of Vue de monde on Tuesday.
  
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• Microsoft is bribing people to pre-order Modern Warfare 4 on Xbox instead of PS5

  01-09-2026 17:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Have you pre-ordered Modern Warfare 4 yet? (Activision)If you’ve pre-ordered the new Call Of Duty through the Xbox or Microsoft store, you’re eligible to receive a gift card a month after launch.After last year’s Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 flopped hard enough for Activision to publicly apologise for it, there is undoubtedly a lot of pressure to ensure this year’s follow-up, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, regains player trust in the franchise.Unfortunately for Activision,
  
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• Andy Burnham LIVE: PM blasts Brexit and austerity for '10 years of stalled growth'

  01-09-2026 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham is currently making his debut at the Commons despatch box as Prime Minister today - just hours after Keir Starmer announced he would be resigning as an MP
  
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• Inside Britain's growing blood pressure pill problem: Nagging coughs, swollen ankles, mysterious fainting fits - and why that daily cocktail of drugs could actually be harming your health

  01-09-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Years ago, while on a home visit to see an elderly patient with an infected leg ulcer, I realised for the first time that Britain has a blood pressure pill problem.
  
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• Audi driver yawns and falls into 'microsleep' moments before causing fatal crash

  01-09-2026 17:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kolawole Erunkulu, 45, spent 53 hours driving in the three days leading up to the fatal crash and took a maximum break of seven hours - building up a "sleep debt"
  
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• Met Office reveals summer 2026 UK's hottest on record as horror heat driven by climate change

  01-09-2026 17:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Weather forecasters have released provisional figures indicating the average temperature for the months of June, July and August blew past previous records by 0.4C
  
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• Major franchise to close more than 60 restaurants and pubs this week – full list

  01-09-2026 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans have shared their disappointment about the closures. (Picture: TripAdvisor)More than 60 restaurants and bars are closing this week as Premier Inn owner Whitbread confirms more shutdowns.Back in July, Whitbread announced that 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants would close in September 2026.
  This week, the same company is shutting 66 restaurants and pubs across three chains: popular steakhouse chain Bar + Block; Cookhouse + Pub; and family-friendly pub chain Table Table.All affected
  
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• British survivor pulled alive from rubble nearly a week after Nepal disaster

  01-09-2026 16:57 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 PageNepalese authorities announced that 118 Nepalese people and one British man were pulled alive from the rubble nearly a week after the disaster.In a press conference, rescue workers shared updates on the ongoing search for survivors after a deadly flood.The British man rescued today has not been identified, but he was one of 33 nationals unaccounted for.The d
  
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• British man pulled alive from Nepal flood devastation nearly one week on

  01-09-2026 16:57 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 PageA British man is among 119 people pulled alive from mud and debris after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal, rescue workers said.Officials told a press conference this afternoon that the unnamed man was one of 33 British nationals unaccounted for after the disaster.The death toll in Nepal and neighbouring China has now passed 1,000.Authorities believe th
  
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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘accused of sex crimes in the US’

  01-09-2026 16:53 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 PageAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been named by a congressman as having committed sex crimes in America as he pushes for justice for associates of Jeffrey Epstein.Thomas Massie publicly named Mountbatten-Windsor by his old title Prince Andrew during a speech in the House of Representatives in Washingon.He accused Trump of withholding around three million more E
  
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• Andy Burnham talks up nationalisation drive blaming Thatcher and Brexit for country's woes - as he finally faces grilling from MPs

  01-09-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Andy Burnham is making a statement in the Commons as it returns from recess, laying out the 'direction' of his Government.
  
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• Who’s died in Emmerdale in 2026 so far? Full list of departed characters

  01-09-2026 16:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Not everybody leaves Emmerdale alive (Picture: ITV)As beautiful as the village may be, Emmerdale is a really, really dangerous place to live.In 2026 alone, we’ve lost seven villagers: there’s been three murders, a manslaughter, the putting down of a beloved family pet and two victims of an accidental car wreck.The pure evil Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) was murdered by her son, Ray Walters (Joe Absolom), who was, in turn, offed by a victim of their truly heinous operation, Bear Wol
  
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• Two dead and one seriously hurt in inflatable ride crash in south of France: 'Pilot falls out of boat, which then spins and crashes into passengers trailing behind'

  01-09-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The tragedy happened off Saint-Cyprien, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, on Tuesday after the pilot of a motorboat towing an inflatable buoy was thrown overboard.
  
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• Frail pensioner, 83, stabbed nephew to death and set fire to his home in row over £20,000 inheritance

  01-09-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Alan Wotton, who has a heart condition and wears a hearing aid, stabbed his nephew 11 times before setting fire to his late sister's home where he had been staying.
  
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• Meghan Markle 'had been planning return to acting for quite some time' before UK return

  01-09-2026 16:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A source close to the Duchess of Sussex has revealed that Meghan has been discussing her potential return to acting for a while, despite previously speaking of having no desire to be an actress again
  
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• Hollywood actress shocked after being cut from Spider-Man: ‘Who knows what the truth is?’

  01-09-2026 16:49 via metro.co.uk
  
  Shailene Woodley has addressed her part getting cut from Spider-Man after filming (Picture: Ignat/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Shutterstock)Shailene Woodley has revealed she was left completely blindsided after discovering her dream Spider-Man role had been cut from the film – a whole year after shooting her scenes.The Divergent star, 34, had been cast as Mary Jane Watson opposite Andrew Garfield in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, something that was particularly huge for Woodley given h
  
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