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• Woman jailed after falsely accusing multiple men of rape over seven years

  07-09-2026 17:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Khloe Simmonds, 26, has been jailed after spending hundreds of hours with police officers making false allegations of serious sexual assault and claiming to be a victim
  
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• Nationalist leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland prepare to demand fresh independence referendums at 'separatist summit'

  13-09-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The SNP's John Swinney, Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill and Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth will meet in Cardiff, in which they will discuss the independence movements in their countries.
  
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• Meghan, Harry and the children enjoy British life in new Instagram video as they splash in muddy puddles, walk the dogs in the woods and go fishing

  13-09-2026 16:55 via dailymail.com
  
  The couple is shown walking in wellingtons through the woods, with Meghan beckoning to the camera, presumably held by one of the children, and saying 'Come on, you!'
  
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• Toll booth Britain! Labour set to hand sweeping powers to private firms allowing them to clobber drivers with new road tolls in latest 'war on motorist'

  13-09-2026 16:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Ministers are planning to hand sweeping powers to private firms who stump up the cash for road building and maintenance projects.
  
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• Martin Lewis Sunday update as he shares brutal verdict but clings to 'one hope'

  13-09-2026 16:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Money Saving Expert founder has pulled no punches as he hit out at the government's Sunday announcement
  
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• Labour won't order new nuclear submarines for Royal Navy until 2028, Wes Streeting admits

  13-09-2026 16:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Labour will not order any new nuclear-powered submarines until 2028 after Sir Keir Starmer announced 'up to 12' vessels would replace the Royal Navy's Astute-class attack submarines.
  
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• American scholar who was invited to China suddenly vanishes as his haunting final text message is revealed... and Trump is set to confront Xi about his fate

  13-09-2026 16:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Min Zin, a Myanmar scholar, was invited to Yunnan by a professor to attend a workshop on economic cooperation. But after landing on June 3, he suddenly disappeared.
  
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• A step too far? Sainsbury's launches apple crumble sandwich ahead of Christmas

  13-09-2026 16:50 via dailymail.com
  
  After Marks and Spencer's controversial strawberries and cream 'dessertwich', apple crumble has also fallen victim to the food trend.
  
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• Bruno Guimaraes responds to ‘fat rat’ taunt after Arsenal beat Sunderland

  13-09-2026 16:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bruno Guimaraes played a key role in Arsenal’s win over Sunderland (Picture: Getty)Bruno Guimaraes has hit back at the Sunderland supporters who branded him a ‘fat rat’ on his return to the north east with Arsenal last night.The summer signing from Newcastle has been forced to bide his time to make an impact for his new club following his £75million summer transfer.Injury, added to the form of Myles Lewis-Skelly, had prevented the Brazil international from making an imme
  
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• Restaurant owners team up to get revenge on the 'Bonnie and Clyde of dine and dash'

  13-09-2026 16:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One half of a pair, who left six restaurants without paying in one month, has now been caught after business owners worked together to try and bring the duo to justice
  
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• The BBC’s decision to cancel Drag Race UK is a betrayal of Queer viewers

  13-09-2026 16:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  I felt more attuned with my community and got a sense of belonging because of Drag Race (Picture: BBC/ Leigh Keily / Matt Burlem)Few television shows can boast being as life-changing as Drag Race UK.RuPaul’s reality TV juggernaut came and conquered British shores in 2019 after more than a decade of being a colossal hit across the pond.It has undeniably done more for queer visibility on screen than anything before it – the world quite literally looks and feels different as a queer pe
  
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• US diplomat accused of possessing child abuse images ‘secretly flown out of UK’

  13-09-2026 16:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  The US Embassy in Nine Elms, southwest London (Picture: Getty Images)US officials seized a diplomat who faces allegations of possessing indecent images of children and ‘secretly’ flew him out of the UK, according to reports.The Sun reported that the man’s flat in Putney, southwest London, was stormed on August 25, before he was taken back across the Atlantic without the British police being told.It is believed he was removed from his flat amid an investigation into another per
  
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• Train carrying Boris Johnson and other dignitaries 'is evacuated in Ukraine after Russian drone strike hits passenger service behind'

  13-09-2026 16:29 via dailymail.com
  
  The former British prime minister was travelling back towards Poland after attending a major security conference in Kyiv when the train stopped at around 5am amid a drone alert.
  
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• Scottish leader says Burnham is ‘facing idea he could be final UK PM’ ahead of groundbreaking summit

  13-09-2026 16:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Swinney went as far as suggesting that Burnham is ‘facing up to the idea that he will go down in history as the final prime minister of the United Kingdom’ (Picture: Getty)The First Ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will sign a landmark agreement on Monday to pressure Downing Street to hold referendums on independence.SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill will meet in Cardiff on Monday.
  
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• Europe must prepare for hard winter to keep up economic pressure on Russia, UK national security adviser warns

  13-09-2026 16:29 via dailymail.com
  
  Jonathan Powell said the continent's people must continue to 'swallow' the impact of sanctions on Moscow, adding that now was not the time for its leaders to take their 'foot off the gas'.
  
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• Trump slams Zelensky for war tactic claiming Ukrainian leader is 'hurting the world' and causing fuel shortage

  13-09-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  President Donald Trump unleashed on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking to reporters on Sunday morning.
  
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• UK economy being held back by 'five giants' - neglect, gridlock, discouragement, myopia and powerlessness - warn business grandees

  13-09-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  In their dire warning, the Prosperity 2030 Alliance said neglect, gridlock, discouragement, myopia and powerlessness were the main factors choking off growth.
  
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• Ali Carter ‘can’t remember World Snooker Championship finals’ after health scares

  13-09-2026 16:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ali Carter has twice recovered from cancer (Picture: Getty Images)Ali Carter can no longer remember World Championship finals he has reached or the Crucible maximum he made, after serious health scares affected his memory.The Captain is still going strong at 47 years old, playing in Sunday’s English Open final against Mark Williams in Brentwood.He has six ranking titles to his name and has come close to landing the sport’s biggest prize, losing out to Ronnie O’Sullivan in the
  
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• Pioneering Australian judge Mary Gaudron dies aged 83

  13-09-2026 16:09 via dailymail.com
  
  The first woman to become a High Court judge in Australia, Mary Gaudron, has died at 83 years old.
  
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• Garbage truck driver praised for quick thinking after vape causes fire: 'Deserves a raise'

  13-09-2026 16:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Firefighters rushed to a carpark on the Gold Coast on Friday after a binned battery triggered a rubbish truck fire.
  
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• Boris Johnson's train carrying ex-PM and other dignitaries is evacuated in Ukraine after Russian drone strike hits passenger service nearby

  13-09-2026 16:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The former British prime minister was travelling back towards Poland after attending a major security conference in Kyiv when the train stopped at around 5am amid a drone alert.
  
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• Trump doubles down on support for 'natural' Irish reunification saying he 'loved' making UK politicians angry - as allies including Farage attack president

  13-09-2026 16:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Asked about the diplomatic row sparked by his comments while he watched a golf tournament in Doonbeg today the president said: 'I loved them.'
  
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• Woman says she's 'tired' trying to prove she's alive after being declared dead by government

  13-09-2026 16:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The elderly Florida widow says the mistake has repeatedly caused problems with her finances and official records, despite being told the error had already been corrected
  
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• Man Utd vs Man City LIVE: Premier League latest score and confirmed line-ups

  13-09-2026 16:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Photo: Getty)Manchester United and Manchester City renew their rivalry today with a blockbuster showdown at Old Trafford.The Red Devils have endured something of a mixed start to the season, dropping points away to Hull and Everton in two of their three opening games of the new campaign.There have been no such problems for Manchester City, however, who have made a faultless start to their Premier League title bid with three wins from three.This afternoon’s clash at the Theatre of Dreams
  
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• The remote French beach where allied troops began the liberation of Europe in D-Day landings now being used as a mega dinghy launch pad bringing migrants to Britain

  13-09-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  On the 6th of June 1944 tens of thousands of allied troops arrived at Utah beach in Normandy to start D-Day. On Sunday a mega dinghy left the same beach bound for Britain.
  
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• Hollywood-obsessed killer portrayed on TV by Olivia Colman after she murdered her parents and blew £250,000 on celebrity memorabilia hopes 'new information' will free her

  13-09-2026 15:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Susan Edwards, who is played by Oscar-winner Olivia Colman in the adaptation of her life in Landscapers, was given a life imprisonment with a 25-year minimum jail term in 2014.
  
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• Moment Afghan refugee buys knife before travelling 150 miles to murder victim his family had accused of stalking

  13-09-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Sulaiman Tajzai, 18, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday to the murder of 26-year-old Farmanullah Sherzad, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Boris Johnson's train is evacuated in Ukraine after Russian drone strike hits passenger service nearby

  13-09-2026 15:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Boris Johnson was reportedly aboard a train hit by a Russian drone near the Polish border today.
  
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• Trump awkwardly addresses Melania’s absence in Ireland

  13-09-2026 15:53 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 PagePresident Donald Trump told reporters his wife was with him ‘in spirit’ after being asked about Melania’s whereabouts.The US leader is on his second day of a state visit in Ireland, and told reporters: ‘My wife is here in spirit. She’s watching right now.
  ‘She said, ‘Say hello,’ because she was very friendly wi
  
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• Desperate final moments of Australian tourist, 29, who fell 80 metres to her death from Bali's famous T-rex cliff after fellow traveller saw her clinging on for life and raised the alarm

  13-09-2026 15:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Ecology graduate Brianna Cronin fell from a cliff at Kelingking Beach on Saturday morning.
  
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