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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Lauren Hirst

    Traitors star burgled after sharing photos while on holiday (opens the original)

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    Traitors star Paul Gorton did not think twice about sharing photographs on social media while enjoying a family holiday with his wife and two young children. But when he returned home he discovered that his house in Cheshire had been burgled just days earlier. "The eerie bit is at 21:10 BST I posted that me and Kate were by the side of the pool, we've got full bellies, the kids are in bed, we're actually having our little bit of the holiday," he said. "About 20 minutes later, little did we know,

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Lauren Hirst

    Plot targeting Manchester Jewish community disrupted, say police (opens the original)

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    Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester, police have said. The men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday on the eve of Yom Kippur - considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - when thousands of British Jews were in synagogues already guarded with a heavy security and police presence. The men were detained on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, according to the Metropolitan Police, wh

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Lauren Hirst

    Mum and three children die in Bootle house fire (opens the original)

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    A mother and three children have died in a house fire on Merseyside. Six fire engines were at the scene at the height of the blaze at the semi-detached property in Stone Square in Bootle, Sefton, at 03:45 BST. Eight firefighters searched the house where they discovered four people in an upstairs bedroom who were showing no signs of life, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said. Another casualty, who was outside the property when crews arrived, was taken to hospital. Officers from Merseyside Poli

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Lauren Hirst

    Royal Exchange: Costume exhibition celebrates 50 years of city's 'spaceship-like' theatre (opens the original)

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    Fifty years ago, the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester opened its doors for its first production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals. It was September 1976, and the seven-sided theatre constructed from tubular steel in the heart of the city was described by some as something from out of space. "It sits almost like a spaceship inside this extraordinary great Victorian Hall with all the pillars so already you have this tension," said Selina Cartmell, the theatre's creative director. "They

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Lauren Hirst

    Lucy Letby: What we learned about killer nurse from the Thirlwall Inquiry report (opens the original)

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    New details have emerged about Lucy Letby, the killer neonatal nurse whose name can evoke both staunch support and unequivocal disgust. Letby, now 36, is serving 15 whole-life prison terms after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, including one baby whom she tried to murder twice. In a lengthy report, published by Lady Justice Thirlwall earlier, she described how Letby was "repeatedly untruthful in her dealings with friends and colleagues" and "her in

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