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• Your rights explained as PIP review changes to be shared by Andy Burnham government

  02-10-2026 10:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham's government will be sharing the results of The Timms Review, which is set to overhaul the way people gain from the UK's main disability benefit
  
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• Son of ex-Chelsea star and Ballon d’Or winner signs for non-league club

  03-10-2026 17:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Sholing FC have announced a new signing and he has a famous footballing father… (Photo: Sholing FC)The son of a Ballon d’Or winner has signed for a non-league club after spells in Chelsea and Tottenham’s academy.Sholing FC, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South in England’s seventh tier, announced two new signings ahead of their FA Cup clash on Saturday.One of them is Kristian Shevchenko and the Boatmen will be hoping he has inherited some of his father
  
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• Van dwellers accused of turning seaside town into 'unregulated campsite' by parking up for months at a time outside homes of furious locals

  03-10-2026 17:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Homeowners living on a clifftop road near a beauty spot have claimed that they are being 'totally gaslit' by their council after repeatedly asking officials to take action.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans floored after discovering James Blunt ‘prevented World War 3’

  03-10-2026 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  James Blunt has lived a storied life (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/BBC Creative)Celebrity Traitors fans are ‘flabbergasted’ upon learning just how many lives James Blunt has lived.The singer-songwriter is a Faithful for now in Claudia Winkleman’s game of deception, while Maya Jama and Richard E Grant were selected as Traitors before recruiting James Acaster.Richard’s fate does appear to have been sealed, of course, with more heat on him than a marshmallow on
  
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• One of America's most unique cities is being drowned by BEAVERS... as critters are set to ruin nearly 200 years of history

  03-10-2026 17:29 via dailymail.com
  
  A colony of industrious beavers has triggered a bitter dispute in a small Minnesota town, where rising floodwater threatens historic buildings leaving officials in a stalemate as danger increases .
  
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• British-educated Flydubai terrorist was found with al-Qaeda propaganda and plans to target Israeli airplanes three years ago - but was still allowed to fly 

  03-10-2026 17:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Omani national Hamam Al Hammami, 29, severely wounded captain Smit Machchhar using the onboard crash axe as he attempted to hijack an Israel-bound flight.
  
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• Donald Trump's wild week as he won't rule out declaring midterms state of emergency

  03-10-2026 17:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everything you need to know about Donald Trump's bizarre golf lies, the fact that he's having to campaign in places he shouldn't, JD Vance doing his best to help but dropping some clangers - and we explain the whole Jack Smith basketball thing for the British reader. Buckle up.
  
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• School lunches will only get better when cooks return to canteens and large catering companies are shown the door, says top food scientist

  03-10-2026 17:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The public health adviser and epidemiologist at the University of Cambridge said it was time to 'upskill' schools and break the stranglehold huge catering companies have on school lunches.
  
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• Medical evacuation plane carrying 6 people goes missing en route to Boston from Bermuda

  03-10-2026 17:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Flight activity around Nantucket as aircraft search for the missing plane (Picture: flightradar24)An air ambulance carrying six people travelling from Boston to Bermuda has gone missing.
  The US Coast Guard has launched an urgent search after the aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.
  The plane, owned by Latitude Air Ambulance, had been performing a medical evacuation in Bermuda.FlightAware data shows in plummeted around 11,000 ft from 25,000 just after 1am.
  A final ping came around 1.30a
  
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• Ex-Royal Marine completes world record row across two oceans without setting foot on land: 'The man-eating sharks reminded me not to fall over the side'

  03-10-2026 17:15 via dailymail.com
  
  David Bell, 54, rowed from Peru to Kenya, passing through the Pacific and Indian Oceans in under a year.
  
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• UK-Iranian RAF Fairford terror suspect bailed as Westminster addresses searched 

  03-10-2026 17:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Major incident: Police officers stand guard near the RAF Fairford airbase (REUTERS)A UK-Iranian national held following the suspected terror incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail. The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster on Thursday on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) revealed they had searched two properties in the same area. Evidence: Doorbell cam footage appeared to capture one of th
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic snubs Arsenal as he makes Premier League title prediction

  03-10-2026 17:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Picture: Reuters)Zlatan Ibrahimovic has snubbed Arsenal when asked to make his Premier League title prediction for this season.Mikel Arteta’s side ended their 22-year wait for a league title last seaason after three successive runners-up finishes.And the Gunners spent heavily over the sumer in a bid to retain their title, with Christos Tzolis, Ezri Konsa and Bruno Guimaraes among those to join the defending champions.Arsenal looked impe
  
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• UAE threatens to stop billions of UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict

  03-10-2026 17:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak with Andy Burnham in 2019 (PA)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that it will halt billions of pounds of investment in the UK following Manchester City’s guilty verdict.An independent commission has found that City, who were bought by Sheikh Mansour for £200 million in 2008, arranged ‘sham contracts’ and had been ‘relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs&rsq
  
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• Two workers named after being killed in horror workplace incident

  03-10-2026 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland is investigating the workplace incident in which Joseph Hibbs and Mark Glover lost their lives
  
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• Karen Carney: ‘I won Strictly – it took me 6 months to recover’

  03-10-2026 17:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Karen was partnered with Carlos Gu (Picture: BBC/Guy Levy)I don’t remember winning Strictly Come Dancing last year.The finale was a blur. Someone even pulled me aside at one point that night, and said: ‘Make sure you don’t forget this moment’ – but it was all so overwhelming and I was running on pure adrenaline.I truly never thought I’d make it past Week One or Two. But, of course, I was wrong.Getting the call for Strictly was surreal. It was a very quic
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans convinced end credits just ‘confirmed’ a massive spoiler

  03-10-2026 16:56 via metro.co.uk
  
  BBC viewers think the episode might have strategically rolled the credits (Picture: BBC)Celebrity Traitors fans think the strategically placed credits might have given away exactly how that first roundtable will unfold.The second episode of this ratings smash season ended shortly before the celebrities picked up their slates and chalk to, inevitably, write down ‘Richard’.The Withnail and I actor made the most almighty of unforced errors during the premiere episode of the season, whe
  
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• What happens in Vegas: Man says friend's nipple twisting on vacation led to breast cancer discovery

  03-10-2026 16:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Robert Pfleghardt, 62, found a lump in his chest after a friend pinched his nipple during a boys' trip in Sin City.
  
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• Pariah pastor John-Paul Miller tried to hold service in fried chicken shop to escape protesters outraged by wife Mica's death... only for more humiliation to ensue

  03-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  John-Paul Miller's Mercy Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has for months been hounded by protesters who scream at him about the death of his wife Mica, who was found dead in 2024 aged 30.
  
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• Nigel Farage's security concerns weren't listened to, says Reform's Richard Tice as Ann Widdecombe murder suspect appears in court charged with planning terror offences against him

  03-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged yesterday with preparing acts of terror including against the Reform UK leader between May 2024 and July 2026
  
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• Moment Tucker Carlson tells an incredulous Jacob Rees-Mogg that Britain would have been better off LOSING Second World War - but says he is not a Nazi supporter

  03-10-2026 16:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The US commentator was widely mocked after the most recent episode of The Tucker Carlson aired last night.
  
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• Vigil for California student who jumped to death after classroom fight features antibullying signs: 'I just miss him'

  03-10-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  A vigil was held for a Los Angeles high school student who apparently jumped to his death from a fourth-floor balcony following a classroom fight caught on video.
  
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• Richard E Grant makes £1,250,000 blunder on live radio after blowing up Celebrity Traitors

  03-10-2026 16:39 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 PageNot content with just throwing Celebrity Traitors into chaos, Richard E Grant turned one live radio moment into pandemonium with a premature admission.The Saltburn actor, 69, shocked his fellow Traitors contestants as the second season of the spin-off show this week with an unlikely confession.When asked by Joe Lycett if he was a Faithful or a Traitor, Richa
  
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• Inside the religious order that stood by Christa Pike during botched execution as Satanist killer's spiritual advisor is revealed

  03-10-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The spiritual advisor who has been instructing the so-called Satanic killer Christa Pike has been revealed, and why his religious order opposes her execution.
  
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• BBC viewers are stunned to see Andy Burnham's 'stunt double' on screen performing sign-language for the PM

  03-10-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'stunt double' for the former Manchester Mayor was signing along to a BBC News programme featuring an interview between the PM and the corporation's political editor Chris Mason.
  
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• Late Queen 'tore a strip off Prince William' after he 'terrified' staff at Balmoral

  03-10-2026 16:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sometimes it's easy to forget that, at heart, the Royal Family functions much like any other family - and it seems Queen Elizabeth II fully embraced her role as family matriarch
  
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• UK women given pension warning and 'left with little income'

  03-10-2026 16:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Financial experts have explained the worrying situation
  
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• Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick confronts shoplifter and it backfires

  03-10-2026 16:21 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 PageRobert Jenrick’s attempt to chase after a shoplifter backfired when he was reminded of the bill he left for taxpayers following his time in Cabinet.The Reform MP was filmed confronting a woman in Brixton, south London after she left a store with several bottles of Coca Cola without paying.‘You’ve taken like ten of those bottles’, he i
  
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• Iranian man sought asylum in Germany before he came to UK on small boat and 'targeted Jewish museum and Manchester synagogue in Yom Kippur bomb plot'

  03-10-2026 16:19 via dailymail.com
  
  Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were arrested on September 20 and charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts.
  
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• Firefighter is engulfed in flames as France rocked by school protests

  03-10-2026 16:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fireball: Social media post shows moment firefighter is engulfed by flames (TikTok)
  Horrifying footage shows the moment a firefighter was engulfed by flames during protests in France. The video shows a burning object on a street in Bordeaux during demonstrations over proposed budget cuts.The firefighter is seen approaching the item before it explodes in front of him.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous
  
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• US Coast Guard launches urgent search for plane carrying 6 people as it goes missing en route to Boston from Bermuda

  03-10-2026 16:14 via dailymail.com
  
  A plane carrying six people has gone missing on its way to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday.
  
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