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• Rotherham Child Abuse Scandal: Paedophiles may have used 'grooming manuals', claims MP

  14-02-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham, said legislation had been changed as part of plans to crack down on those using online grooming manuals
  
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• Grassroots football dying of poverty as Premier League rakes in billions

  14-02-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amateur teams playing on sloped pitches with broken equipment just yards from Merseyside's top flight giants, our investigation reveals.
  
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• Terminally-ill pianist wins race against time to wed college sweetheart fiance on Valentine's Day

  14-02-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Williamson, 48, tied the knot with Anne Hope despite being left struggling to speak by mouth and throat cancer
  
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• Boris Johnson clears way to Number 10 by renouncing US passport

  14-02-2015 23:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Mayor of London has given up his US citizenship in a move seen by some as clearing the way to Number 10
  
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• Strangers filmed having sex in broad daylight outside prom queen shop

  14-02-2015 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Couple who just met seen writhing around in full view of shopping teenagers before police move in
  
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• Rodgers praises Sturridge impact

  14-02-2015 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says striker Daniel Sturridge's return is a key reason for his side's good form.
  
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• VIDEO: Bloodshed ahead of Ukraine ceasefire

  14-02-2015 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine hours before a ceasefire was due to come into force.
  
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• Hidden horror of William's elephant sanctuary: Plea to Prince to cancel trip to Chinese park... where animals are forced to perform degrading tricks and have tusks sawn off

  14-02-2015 23:41 via
  
  The Prince, a keen conservationist, is due to round off a solo trip to Japan and China next month with a visit to Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna.
  
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• Kayla Mueller's lover reveals he went to Syria to save her

  14-02-2015 23:38 via
  
  US aid worker Kayla Mueller, 26, was captured by ISIS with her lover Omar Alkhani (pictured together). He was freed and returned to Syria to save her, but she was killed in an airstrike.
  
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• Witness who put road rage killer Kenneth Noye behind bars fears he will come after her

  14-02-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The then partner of murder victim Stephen Cameron is terrified the killer will look for her if he is released from prison 
  
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• 'Fast Eddie' Maher: Securicor thief who stole £1.2m and went on run for 19 years is freed - after 2 years

  14-02-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He was enjoying his freedom last week after serving less than half a five-year sentence for one of the most ­infamous heists in British criminal history
  
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• Ex-Oxford Union president cleared of rape could be quizzed again as review into ''flawed'' case is granted

  14-02-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Sullivan was cleared of sex attacks on two women, but one of the students lodged a Victims' Right to Review, claiming potential witnesses were intimidated
  
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• David Cameron's pal Lord Green quits top City post as HSBC tax row intensifies

  14-02-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The top Tory peer's departure comes just days after the Prime Minister was quizzed in Parliament about what he knew about the scandal
  
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• Kenneth Noye is out to get me: Journalist who helped to expose Britain's most notorious gangster reveals chilling note that shows he's lusting for revenge.... just weeks before he walks free from jail

  14-02-2015 23:28 via
  
  Wensley Clarkson is the only person to have written a book about the criminal activities of notorious gangster Kenneth Noye. He now fears the killer will be looking for revenge after being released.
  
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• Get out of the goove! Now Radio 1 bans Madonna, 56, for being 'irrelevant and old' for its teenage listeners 

  14-02-2015 23:27 via
  
  She has dominated the airwaves during 30 years as a chart-topper, but now Radio 1 has decided that Madonna is an immaterial girl and just too old for its teenage listeners.
  
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• Tiger Mum who admits she spent £2,000 a MONTH on tutors for her son, 8, to beat the 'educational arms race for top schools'

  14-02-2015 23:17 via
  
  Maddy Gittins admits spending nearly £7,000 on private tuition over a four month for her son Alex. He beat 260 other children to one of 38 coveted places at the prestigious Colet Court prep school.
  
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• Debunking dementia: Groundbreaking new book reveals how patients can keep symptoms of illness at bay 

  14-02-2015 23:17 via
  
  Dementia expert Professor June Andrews has written a book based on her 30 years of experience offering sufferers advice on how to cope with the illness while continuing to lead a fulfilling life.
  
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• Ed Miliband needs a shrink, says Alastair Campbell

  14-02-2015 23:02 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has said that Ed Miliband, along with all political leaders, needs the services of a psychiatric counsellor
  
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• All children should receive weekly 'happiness' lessons from the age of five

  14-02-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Major new report says every child in Britain should receive a weekly lesson in how to be happy, and schools should stop acting as 'exam factories'
  
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• The wind tycoon, the donations to Labour and £36m in subsidies

  14-02-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Dale Vince's company, Ecotricity, has given £250,000 to the Labour party - of whose energy policies it has been a major beneficiary
  
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• Man 'shot dead AUNT' while out on bail for stabbing girlfriend to death

  14-02-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dante Thomas was freed on bail despite admitting stabbing Linda Vu in front of children
  
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• VIDEO: Rescuers save baby blown into river

  14-02-2015 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A six-month old baby is rescued by three men after her pram is blown into the River Severn by a gust of wind.
  
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• Further progress, but more to come

  14-02-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Ford's creativity was a positive, but England can - and must - improve on their performance, writes Tom Fordyce.
  
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• Woman and boy escape petrol bombing

  14-02-2015 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman and a child escape injury in a petrol bomb attack at a house in Carrickfergus on Friday night.
  
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• M40 crash: Dog reunited with frantic owner after fleeing carnage of pile-up

  14-02-2015 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bert Hanks and his Jack Russell-Chihuahua cross Lottie escaped injury in the motorway smash and are now back together again
  
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• After shameful exile it's time people of the Chagos Islands were allowed to come home

  14-02-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain leased Chagos Islands to the US so they could build an airbase In return we got a cheaper deal on nuclear weapons. Now the 50-year lease is coming up for renewal
  
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• Ski jump world record: Watch Peter Prevc jump 250 METRES in phenomenal World Cup jump

  14-02-2015 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old Slovenian wrote his name in the ski jumping history books with the extra long jump, making him the first man to reach 250m
  
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• Brian Cox to ask why the sky is blue as BBC One shakes up schedule

  14-02-2015 22:11 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BBC One puts Brian Cox at the heart of its prime time offering as the channel prepares to face particular scrutiny this year in the run-up to the licence fee debate
  
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• Pictured: Haunting remnants left by coal miners untouched for 100 years

  14-02-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everyday items discarded by workers a century ago provide a unique insight into life when slate and sweat made mid-Wales an economic powerhouse.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2015: Watch fan make incredible one-handed catch... that could earn him $1MILLION

  14-02-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sunjay Gunter will now be sweating on the progress of New Zealand, because if they win the World Cup, he will bag a monster $1million prize
  
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• Paedophile Rolf Harris earning £1,300 a DAY while behind bars for child abuse offences

  14-02-2015 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shamed entertainer is earning a fortune after investing large chunks of his multi-million pound earnings over his 60-year career as artist, musician and TV star
  
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• ''I feel blessed'': Mum whose baby was conceived 15 months AFTER tot's dad died of cancer

  14-02-2015 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeni Bluett gave birth to identical twins after being inseminated with her late husband Jim's sperm, but Lillie died at 26 days old, leaving little Pixie behind
  
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• Nasa astronauts recreate Star Wars poster for Expedition 45 - complete with lightsabers and everything

  14-02-2015 21:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dressed as Jedi warriors, the team photo is out of this world
  
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• Eurovision champs Bucks Fizz are back - but the band's new name is a bit of a mouthful

  14-02-2015 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remaining members of the band, who stormed to Eurovision success more than 30 years ago, are locked in a legal battle with former singer, Bobby G, and his wife
  
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• You think your rent is expensive? Try renting this luxury pile

  14-02-2015 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Overseas super rich are paying whopping sums upfront to secure long-term London luxury rentals as high-end property market slows
  
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• You think your rent is expensive? One woman 'paid £4million UP FRONT' for luxury London pile

  14-02-2015 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Overseas super rich are paying whopping sums upfront to secure long-term London luxury rentals as high-end property market slows
  
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• Rea tapes to be stored at courts

  14-02-2015 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sealed tapes of interviews given by a former loyalist prisoner to a university project will not now be held on American territory in Belfast.
  
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• Valentine's Day recap: Read love letters, messages and poems delivered by Cupid

  14-02-2015 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cupid found the time today to deliver our readers' messages to their loved ones - read their loved-up letters here
  
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• Teachers and health workers must report child abuse fears or face being charged

  14-02-2015 21:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour's proposals will be included in the party’s election manifesto in an effort to avoid a repeat of the child sex scandal in Rotherham and the Jimmy Savile case
  
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• Pictured: Cowboy builder ripped our house apart then said he couldn't afford to fix it

  14-02-2015 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sheri Hall and James Gardner were victims of Lee Slocombe who has been jailed for 43 months
  
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• Cowboy builder 'ripped couple's house to pieces' and then said had no money to fix it

  14-02-2015 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sheri Hall and James Gardner were victims of Lee Slocombe who has been jailed for 43 months
  
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• Pay gap scandal as chasm between rich fatcats and poor workers is laid bare

  14-02-2015 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Figures show that since David Cameron became PM, most workers have seen their salary fall by 8.4% in real terms while fatcats have enjoyed a 26% pay rise
  
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• Stay away from curry FSA warns amid undeclared nuts scare

  14-02-2015 20:49 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nut allergy sufferers have been warned to refrain from buying curry and other spicy products as a precautionary measure
  
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• Copenhagen shooting: Who is Lars Vilks?

  14-02-2015 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The controversial Swedish cartoonist has depicted Prophet Muhammad as a dog and Jesus as a paedophile.
  
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• Recap: M40 and M1 crash updates

  14-02-2015 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are currently dealing with huge crashes on both motorways which are thought to have caused serious injuries
  
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• Mum who had throat cut by brutal ex faces JAIL if she refuses to write to him in prison

  14-02-2015 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Natalie Allman, 29, has been told by a judge she risks being locked up  if she doesn't update brutal Jason Hughes on their children's progress
  
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• Adults turn to colouring books to fight stress

  14-02-2015 20:42 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Soaring numbers of British adults have turned to colouring books in an effort to combat stress after it was proven that colouring in can help alleviate tension
  
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• Karen Danczuk reveals winning bidder for a Valentine's Day date with her has to cancel because they have other plans tonight

  14-02-2015 20:34 via
  
  The winner of the Valentine's Day date with Rochdale councillor Karen Danczuk (pictured), 31, must have had a better offer as he rescheduled the charity night-out until next month.
  
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• Copenhagen shooting: First picture of suspect in fatal cafe attack

  14-02-2015 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops believe the man fired up to 200 shots at the Krudttonden cafe killing one man and wounding three police officers.
  
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• Ryan Ruckledge: Tan addict X Factor hopeful would rather DIE than be pale

  14-02-2015 20:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryan Ruckledge says, "I'm addicted to tanning jabs. I don't care if they are illegal, they should be free on the NHS"
  
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