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• New Orleans airport attacker dies

  21-03-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A knife-wielding man who tried to storm a checkpoint at New Orleans airport on Friday before being shot by police has died of his injuries.
  
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• Whoever could US TV's wild princesses Bea based on? Sisters in American spoof bear striking resemblance to Beatrice and Eugenie 

  21-03-2015 23:48 via
  
  New drama The Royals, is about a ‘spoof’ British Royal Family – but two red-haired sisters, Penelope and Maribel, bear uncomfortable resemblances to the princesses.
  
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• Parents of British doctors in Syria travel to border to plead for them to come home

  21-03-2015 23:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Families of nine British medics who have travelled to Syria desperately attempt to persuade children to return
  
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• Stalking scandal: 2m victims every year but just 1% of stalkers ever faces courts

  21-03-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lives are being put at risk as campaigners demand a National Register of Stalkers
  
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• Tory election candidate suspended over alleged plot to stage fake demonstration outside mosque with former EDL leader

  21-03-2015 23:37
  A Conservative election candidate was suspended tonight after being accused of trying to choreograph a fake demonstration outside a mosque with the help of former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.
  
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• Afzal Amin suspended: Tory election candidate for Dudley North suspended over alleged plot to stage fake EDL demonstration outside mosque

  21-03-2015 23:37
  A Conservative election candidate was suspended tonight after being accused of trying to choreograph a fake demonstration outside a mosque with the help of former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.
  
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• 'No bad deal' with Iran, powers vow

  21-03-2015 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Western powers meeting in London promise they will not accept a "bad deal" with Iran on its nuclear activity, as deadlines for agreement loom.
  
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• IRA bombings and the hunt for justice

  21-03-2015 23:25 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A string of attacks across England killed dozens of people, but few of those responsible have ever faced the law.
  
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• Liberal Democrat peer Qurban Hussain investigated after admitting smuggling Pakistani boy into UK

  21-03-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hussain lied that the child was his son and claims he did so because the boy’s poverty-stricken parents begged his wife to adopt him
  
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• Death of young mother who was never able to hold newborn twins sparks fundraising appeal

  21-03-2015 23:21
  
  THE tragic case of a young mother who died before she was even able to hold her newborn twins has seen thousands of pounds raised for the babies' welfare.
  
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• Secret notes and whispers among tricks used by TEACHERS to help pupils cheat in desperate measure to boost grades

  21-03-2015 23:18 via
  
  Blatant cases include staff suggesting the correct answers to pupils during exams, scribbling them in pencil on completed coursework so that pupils can then write over them in pen.
  
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• Jealous courtiers took vicious revenge on Backstairs Billy the Queen Mothers favourite servant

  21-03-2015 23:13 via
  
  William Tallon was banished from the Queen Mother’s side, and his fellow courtiers shamefully disregarded her wish that he should be allowed to live at Clarence House for the rest of his life.
  
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• Konstandinos Scurfield: British ex-soldier killed fighting ISIS honoured by Kurds on return to UK

  21-03-2015 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds from Manchester's Kurdish community turn out to honour a former Royal Marine who died fighting on their behalf against ISIS in Syria
  
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• Did gun crime conspiracy spark the 2011 inferno?

  21-03-2015 23:10 via
  
  A Mail on Sunday investigation reveals astonishing and disturbing new evidence about how the elite Trident gun crime unit may have helped to spark the critical event that set London ablaze.
  
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• John Prescott: It wasn't just Jihadi John that radicalised young Muslims - it's our fault to

  21-03-2015 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Deputy Prime Minister says it's time we faced up to our part in making them want to leave Britain and take up arms in a foreign land
  
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• Notorious crime family to lose £2million fortune after cops smash drugs empire

  21-03-2015 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Clarke brothers - Stephen and Peter - are serving 26-and-a-half years - now they are going to lose their ill-gotten gains as well
  
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• Owen Paterson: Britain is letting America down over Army cuts

  21-03-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Cabinet minister will accuse the government of "succumbing to temptation" to outsource national defence to the EU and Nato by cutting military budgets
  
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• Mum starved to death after gastric bypass operation left her unable to eat

  21-03-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angela Jones, 42, died a slow, agonising death as her weight plummeted from 26st to 5st because she was unable to keep food down
  
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• Disabled man with a severe allergy to ELECTRICITY faces eviction because his landlord's angry he doesn't heat his home

  21-03-2015 22:57 via
  
  Peter Lloyd, 42, spends his days on the sofa bed at his home in St Fagans in Cardiff after the debilitating illness leaves him in severe pain whenever he comes into contact with electronics.
  
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• Iosefo Bele Tabalala: Fiji rugby player dies in his sleep aged just 32

  21-03-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prop was rushed to hospital - but despite extensive efforts from friends and medics, he could not be revived
  
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• Djokovic beats Murray in semi-final

  21-03-2015 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray 6-2 6-3 and sets up a final against Roger Federer in Sunday's final at Indian Wells.
  
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• Burning of Temple takes place

  21-03-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 15,000 people in Londonderry attend the burning of a 70-foot carved tower called Temple on Saturday evening.
  
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• Tory election guru Grant Shapps' sleazy sales pitch revealed: ''I took out my pocket-book and bought a plane''

  21-03-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In an astonishing online letter David Cameron's election chief boasted of his lavish lifestyle to persuade punters to hand over cash in exchange for his wealth secrets
  
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• Dunkirk survivor who had both legs amputated after alleged NHS blunders fights for wheelchair

  21-03-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "I went through a lot during the war but what I am going through now is far worse. These doctors have ruined my life," says the 92-year-old war hero
  
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• I'll marry my Undateables star fiance whatever the vile bullies say

  21-03-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  How cruel online trolls have left a young couple in love pleading to be left alone as they prepare to get married
  
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• Mobile phone theft victims to have charges capped at £100 if criminals run up huge bills

  21-03-2015 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The government has struck a deal with operators but consumer watchdog Which? wants customers to be exempt if they report mobiles stolen within 48 hours
  
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• Rio Ferdinand's online gambling endorsement deal slammed as foul play by fans

  21-03-2015 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  QPR's former England and Manchester United defender has sparked an angry reaction after promoting the online casino via his Twitter account
  
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• King Richard III's descendant makes his coffin and says his 'evil' uncle was probably misunderstood

  21-03-2015 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  History has labelled the former monarch a cold and ­villainous child-killer but Michael Ibsen is not so sure he deserves his reputation
  
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• How the 'On The Run' letters left the IRA's victims feeling betrayed

  21-03-2015 22:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The latest twist over the letters issued to 'On the Run' IRA suspects has its roots in the collapse of the trial of John Downey, accused of the 1982 Hyde Park bombing
  
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• Concerns grow for troubled ex-footballer Gazza after astonishing 16-hour Twitter rant at friends he claim 'screwed him over' 

  21-03-2015 22:19 via
  
  After a 44-day Twitter silence, former England footballer Paul Gascoigne suddenly burst into a foul-mouthed rant about his girlfriend Mandy Thomas and a man called Andy.
  
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• Lancaster proud of England display

  21-03-2015 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England coach Stuart Lancaster is proud of his side despite their win over France failing to deny Ireland the Six Nations title.
  
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• Heir we go: Suited and booted Prince Harry can barely watch at Twickenham as England come up just short of 26-point margin needed to win Six Nations

  21-03-2015 22:14 via
  
  Avid rugby fan Prince Harry could barely watch as England came up just short of the 26-point margin needed to win their first Six Nations since 2011 in a pulsating match at Twickenham.
  
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• Police target six key IRA suspects

  21-03-2015 22:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Detectives say "comfort letters" handed to terrorists behind some of Britain's worst attacks will not protect them from prosecution as they launch a major new investigation
  
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• Nuclear test veterans and families feel "fobbed off" by George Osborne's £25m health fund

  21-03-2015 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Campaigners hit out at Chancellor's Budget speech for ignoring families living with the horrific consequences of atomic testing
  
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• Gabby Agbonlahor: Would you pay £3.2million for footballer's mansion? (complete with purple pool table)

  21-03-2015 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  No expense spared, with all the mod cons you'd expect in a millionaire footballer's house, but is it worth the big bucks?
  
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• Britain battered by extreme high tides following solar eclipse

  21-03-2015 21:52 via
  
  Seven flood warnings were issued today by the Environment Agency along with 34 alerts across the country, pictured waves crashing over the sea wall in Tynemouth, North Tyneside.
  
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• Loving mother forced to flee with unborn child because authorities claim she's 'too dumb to be a mum'

  21-03-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Social workers placed Kerry McDougall and husband Mark's two sons with a foster family and fear their new baby will also be taken from them if they return home
  
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• Asda's £12.50 Spider-Man outfit recalled after parent complains the battery pack 'blew up and flew across his living room' 

  21-03-2015 21:42 via
  
  Asda has recalled the Spider-Man costume after Steven Slaughter from Middlesbrough complained to the supermarket that the battery pack on his four-year-old son's suit appeared to blow up
  
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• Election debates agreement reached

  21-03-2015 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Broadcasters say a deal over TV election debates has been reached, with David Cameron taking part in one seven-party leader debate but no head-to-head with Ed Miliband.
  
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• Life-saving meningitis drug deal could be reached 'very soon' after controversy over wait

  21-03-2015 21:28
  
  A DEAL to roll out a potentially life-saving meningitis drug could be reached "very soon", the Health Secretary said today.
  
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• Bloodthirsty invaders? The Vikings were actually skilled tradesmen who loved jewellery, personal grooming... and even cuddly teddy bears, exhibition reveals

  21-03-2015 21:25 via
  
  Despite their fearsome reputation, Vikings also had a love of jewellery and personal grooming, according to an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall.
  
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• Move over Santa! Indigenous Nenets people put their skills on show during races at the annual Reindeer Herder's Day in Siberia

  21-03-2015 21:25 via
  
  Dozens of people traveled from miles around to take part in the reindeer races at the annual Reindeer Herder's Day in northern Siberia. Many indigenous Nenets work in traditional reindeer herding.
  
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• Grand National hero Bob Champion survives fatal three-car motorway smash

  21-03-2015 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The car of the racing legend, who beat cancer to win at Aintree, was hit from behind on the M11 on Friday afternoon by a driver who died at the scene
  
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• Drone carrying drugs and weapons crashes into prison in botched smuggling attempt

  21-03-2015 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remote controlled device has been recovered by police at Bedford nick but others may slip through the net
  
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• Drone carrying drugs and weapons crashes into Bedford Prison in botched smuggling attempt

  21-03-2015 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remote controlled device has been recovered by police but others may slip through the net
  
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• Officials' bad day at the office

  21-03-2015 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Managers should be given the chance to challenge a referee's decision during matches, says West Brom boss Tony Pulis.
  
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• Mexican lucha libre wrestler killed

  21-03-2015 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celebrated Mexican "lucha libre" wrestler Pedro Aguayo Ramirez dies after taking a heavy blow to the neck in the ring in Tijuana.
  
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• El Hijo del Perro Aguayo: Wrestler dies in ring as fight carries on around him

  21-03-2015 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  The 35-year-old suffered a fatal injury after appearing to hit his neck on the ropes following a dropkick
  
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• Briton 'dies in Thailand shooting'

  21-03-2015 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British man has died at a shooting range in southern Thailand.
  
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• Rhodri Miller: Funeral of teenage car crash victim brings town to halt as hundreds pay respects

  21-03-2015 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old was killed on a dangerous mountain road along with his girlfriend and best pal
  
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